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Yet English has also created a similar-sounding verb with a slightly different meaning: to "intimate" is to send out a covert message. To intimate is to share a kind of whispered message, to be intimate is to be inward-looking and private (Kingwell 268). The meanings of intimacy and intimate are a metaphor for all of human life, "this play of closeness and distance," of communicating in whispers suggests we are trapped in our own prisons of subjectivity, and frequently misconstrue the words of others or hear false intimations, even while we seek intimate connections with fellow human beings (Kingwell 268). "We keep trying" to communicate in what Kingwell likens to a child's game of telephone, where words are often misunderstood (Kingwell 268).
From the mundane aspects of modern technology, Kingwell shifts to an abstract realm of philosophy, wondering how we can use the tools of modern life and overcome "the triumph of private life and private goods that has been wrought in these past three centuries" that...
How can we intimate more in the way of real meaning, and make intimacy a more widespread affair, even with those who are not part of the technological revolution?
From the intimate language at the beginning of the passage, Kingwell switches into hyperbolic language, stressing that the ability to retreat into private life by the middle classes is not an excuse to "defect from responsibility to the community" (Kingwell 271). Defining intimacy correctly clearly has a political purpose for the author. People are choosing security and comfort over trying to make the world a "slightly better place" (Kingwell 272). Despite the urgency of his essay, Kingwell advises the reader to ignore the prophets of "boom and doom" (a play on words of doom and gloom) and instead focus on improving the mundane aspects of the community with less of a concern about what will happen to intimacy and technology in…
marriage and intimacy, and the different ways in which men and women approach these subjects. Styles of love within marriage will be outlined to give way to a more extensive discussion of emotional skills, marital intimacy, marriage stressors, and skills for opening communication, vulnerability, and finally, dealing with infidelity. Intimacy, as defined by Baumeister and Bushman (2007), is usually thought to be the foundation of all love relationships, and is
Marital Intimacy Skills -- Can They be Trained? Marital intimacy is highly correlated to satisfaction in a marriage, and it is also seen as one of the factors that lead to a long-term marriage. The data and the Bible both suggest that a person can be trained to experience and give marital intimacy, and there are techniques that have been proven by research. Therapists have worked with cognitive therapies that change
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2003) Men and women: Becoming together. Intimate Partners. (pp. 389-397). This article stated that gender is ultimately a mystery that cannot be solved scientifically. Men and women can, however, come together in love and sex. Love increases this mystery. Although gender is not a science, we can see obvious differences in gender. Thus results love between men and women. Lewis, C.S. (1988) The four loves. Retrieved from http://duquesne.docutek.com/eres /download.aspx?docID=12758&shortname=lewis.PDF This article spoke of need-love
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100). Much of the focus of personnel selection using psychological testing was on new troops enlisting in the military during two world wars and the explosive growth of the private sector thereafter (Scroggins et al., 2008). Psychological testing for personnel selection purposes, though, faded into disfavor during the 1960s, but it continues to be used by human resource practitioners today. In this regard, Scroggins and his colleagues advise, "Many