Can you let other people see you as you really are?

No, I am always wearing some sort of mask

Do you like to listen to your partner’s concerns?

Yes, I could have become a psychologist

Sometimes I pretend to listen, but yes

Do you feel emotionally bound to your partner?

Sometimes I do, sometimes I don't

How do you react when you get angry with your partner?

I am afraid he or she will leave me

I regret getting into this relationship

I leave without talking about it

How can you describe your relationship with your partner?

So intense I could not imagine my life without him or her

Satisfactory but not as important as other life aspects

Something good happens to you – what do you do next?

Immediately announce my partner

Share the news with my partner but not give this a priority

Celebrate on my own and eventually announce my partner as well

Rewarding myself with something I like doing and not telling my partner

Do you ever explore your feelings when talking to your partner?

We discuss both practical and emotional issues

What do you do when it’s just the two of you?

Talk about the problems we are having at the moment

You are intimate with each other when the phone suddenly rings. What do you do?

Curse the intrusion and get distracted

Pick up the phone because it might be important

Find Out Your Intimacy Level With Your Partner

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10 Questions | Total Attempts: 154 | Updated: Feb 24, 2022

Intimacy is a quality usually associated with healthy and long-lasting relationships. According to psychologists, intimacy is a central developmental task throughout adulthood and in order to be truly intimate with someone, individuals need to have a strong sense of identity in the first place. Intimacy is so important for people because its absence represents an obstacle to self-fulfillment – and some individuals unfortunately remain isolated and experience difficulties. What about you, how intimate are you in your relationships?