intimate relationship
Close personal connection
An intimate relationship involves deep emotional connection and usually physical closeness between people.
The term most often describes romantic or sexual partnerships, but can extend to any bond marked by vulnerability, trust, and personal disclosure.
After years of friendship, they developed an intimate relationship.
The phrase sometimes serves as a euphemism for sexual involvement.
- significant otherRomantic life partner
- long-term partnerEnduring romantic companion
- kissTouch with lips
- holding handsGripping another's palm
- loveIntense fond attachment
laughter · closeness · deep connection · affection · blushing · vulnerability · companionship · quality time · trust · safe space · pillow talk · heart to heart · passion · understanding · partnership · friendship · bonding · heartbreak
intimate relationshipcasual acquaintance
intimate relationshipbusiness relationship
client relationship · employer-employee relationship · customer relationship
intimate relationshipsocial isolation
Lack of human contact
estrangement · loneliness · alienation · solitude · disconnection
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