JAKARTA - Finding a balance between life and relationships can be tense. For couples, this balance becomes complicated because children, work, and adult responsibility.

Maintaining physical relationships with partners, such as sex and physical contact is very important for the health of relationships or marriage. However, there is a clear difference between physical contact and intimacy.

If you feel less emotional ties with your partner, you are not alone. Many couples are constantly physically attracted to each other but are having difficulty in relationships due to a lack of emotional intimacy.

If you are one of those people who believe that your relationship lacks emotional ties, try these six exercises to improve them as reported by the information from the Marriage.com page, Tuesday, January 14.

This special exercise can feel a little awkward for some couples. Because this exercise requires moderate concentration and the ability to sit quietly for a few minutes. Start by sitting face-to-face with your partner, you can choose to sit on the floor, bed, or in a chair. After feeling comfortable, holding hands, closing your eyes, and leaning your body forward, let only your forehead come into contact. Simultaneously, take a deep breath. Maybe two or three breaths are needed for sync with each other, but afterwards, you will find yourself relaxed and breathing in tandem with your partner.

Take at least seven deep breaths together. Don't hesitate to sit for a longer time if you both enjoy silence and feel connected. If done before bed, this activity can also increase a sense of calm and security before bed.

Similar to the previous exercise, "looking" can feel a bit awkward for couples who do not often make eye contact. Like in the first activity, sitting face to face each other in a comfortable position.

You can touch, but make sure it's not sexual. If you've never done this activity before, set a timer for two minutes. If you do this often, it might be right to increase your time. Turn on the timer and look directly into your partner's eyes. Don't talk or touch each other actively.

Just look into your partner's eyes until you hear the sound of a timer. You can choose to talk about what you feel during these activities, or enjoy togetherness with your partner after completing training.

The quick and easy way to train emotional intimacy is to spend the first thirty minutes while you are at home together, to talk about that day. Every couple must be given enough time to speak during these minutes.

Talk about what went well, what frustrated you, what you enjoyed, and any emotional response you had to events during that day. Spending all this time sharing with your partner can encourage trust and security. Many couples are trapped in daily activities and forget to share life with their partners. Make your time together as the right time and take advantage of the first thirty minutes as well as possible.

Back to the root of the relationship and getting involved in physical relationships can refresh less intimate relationships. Deal with your partner or deal with your partner. Put your hands together and close your eyes. For a few minutes, take some time to feel your partner's hand and see each detail.

In the busyness of daily activities, your partner often forgets small details that make the relationship unique. You can choose to be involved in this activity by touching the body parts of your other partner. Try not to have sexual touch, even though this activity of course can lead to physical intimacy. Memorize the details of your partner's body and then practice memorizing characteristics and internal properties as well.

Have you tried the Conversation Connection activity and doesn't seem to have found anything to talk about? Try the 5 Things... method! Choose topics alternately, or maybe put a number of topics in a jar to take when the conversation starts to get boring. For example, you can choose 5 things that make me smile today or 5 things I would rather do than sit in an office. These special activities can help turn on conversations between partners and may even give you insight into interests or characteristics that you don't know about.

Lastly, nothing better than hugs. It can be planned or done randomly, just hug tightly. Don't let go for a few minutes, take a deep breath together. Memorize your partner's feelings for you, feel the warmth. Use your five senses vision, smell, taste, taste, and hearing to envelope yourself in the presence of your loved ones. Maybe nothing else can increase intimacy and emotional sensitivity more than sincere and wholeheartedly hugs.


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