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S1: Intimacy between the husband and wife is one of the

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S1: characteristics of a healthy marriage. The problem is that we

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S1: have different ideas as to what it means to have intimacy.

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S2: Doctor Gary Chapman with a love language minute.

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S1: For some husbands, intimacy means sex. For most wives, intimacy

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S1: is something far more emotional and relational. In fact, without

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S1: emotional closeness, sex may be meaningless. What is intimacy? It

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S1: is that sense of closeness that comes when we share

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S1: our lives deeply with each other. We spend time together.

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S1: We share our opinions, desires, and feelings. We do things

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S1: together socially. We let each other in on our spiritual journey.

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S1: We pray together and yes, we have sex together. Intimacy

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S1: involves sharing all of life. That is what marriage is

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S1: all about.

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S2: Doctor Gary Chapman is the author of The Five Love Languages.

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S2: For more, visit five Love Languages. Com.