Relationship Problems Improving Emotional Intimacy

Are you looking for help with relationship problems? At Christian Counseling Online we provide you with tools and information to help you have the relationships that God created you for.

Improving Emotional Intimacy

King David's psalm teaches us that healthy relationships begin at our mother's breast. This is where we first learn to trust and attach to another human being. That is why intimacy problems are often rooted in attachment issues.

Understanding attachment theory can offer you some of the best relationship help available. Understanding attachment theory can help you understand why you love, feel and act the way you do...which, by the way is the sub-title for "Attachments" by Tim Clinton and Gary Sibcy. In their book you will discover...

• What attachment wounds are
• How they effect your ability to relate
• How to tame your emotions
• God's prescription for healthy relationships
  

Emotional intimacy is necessary for a happy and satisfying marriage. But, healthy sexual intimacy is the celebration of that emotional intimacy. When both husband and wife feel connected, needed, loved and desired, sexual intimacy is most gratifying.

Emotional Intimacy Tip: To develop intimacy with your spouse read and discuss a book together like "The Purpose Driven Life." It will not only promote intimacy through togetherness, but intimacy through gaining a deeper understanding of God's will for your lives.

Many problems with sexual intimacy are rooted in emotional intimacy problems. A small percentage have other causes...

What ever your situation, there are some great relationship help resources available. So whether you want to take your sexual relationship to new heights or just bring it back online, read on for my favorite resources...

Restoring the Pleasure was written by Christian sex therapists, Cliff and Joyce Penner. In their book they share with you all of their sex therapy secrets. The very same tools they use to instruct couples they see in their office are available to you in their book.

God created us not only as relational beings but also as sexual beings. In fact God has given us an instruction manual about love, sex and intimacy...it's called the Song of Solomon. Tommy Nelson, who created the Song of Solomon conference has this to say about the Shepherd and his Shulamite bride. Through out the book we see...

"A passionate fire builds between them, and that fire is maintained throughout their relationship."

If you want relationship help based on God's plan for intimacy, love and sex check out The Book of Romance by Tommy Nelson.

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