intimacy

They may subconsciously view intimacy as a threat to their autonomy and withdraw when relationships become too emotionally close.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

Heughan said the series, which ended this year after eight seasons, did not initially have intimacy co-ordinators and "we were very much left to our own devices".

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

Nell’s plan to shuttle Gabby off to another local hostess is foiled, and all three women find themselves cohabitating uneasily, even as Gabby and Orla strike up a friendly intimacy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

I always say the Clive Davis Theater is the toughest ticket in town for its intimacy and the level of programming we do.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026

The interesting thing to my mind was the fact that Colonel Arbuthnot called her Mary and was clearly on terms of intimacy with her.

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie

At moments, poignant domestic intimacies such as cooking and bathing threaten to break the detente and let in some emotion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026

The lines that had once been carved in laws and norms are obsolete in the eyes of an algorithm designed to lure you into the performative intimacies of strangers’ lives.

From Slate ● Sep. 10, 2025

It takes some getting used to, but it puts you in an outward-facing mood, attuned to sounds and intimacies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2024

“Women’s friendships are created and maintained principally through conversation, where the focus is often on intimacies and the discussion of social and emotional issues,” researchers mused.

From Salon ● Jan. 16, 2024

They said they loved each other, used “darling” and “dearest,” and knew their future was together, but they held back from wilder intimacies.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan