“Deep love can only be accomplished with vulnerability".

Warning: It may contain some strong languages not suitable for some readers, readers discretion is advised.

Many a times, Relationships and Marriages are hardwork but the best way to navigate through the challenges is by building emotional intimacy in your relationship/marriage, which involves making your partner your safe haven through life’s trials and tribulations.

There are many factors that contribute to a satisfying relationship/marriage such as; Love, Commitment, Trust, Time, Attention, Good Communication including Listening, Partnership, Tolerance, Patience, Openness, Honesty, Respect, Sharing, Consideration, Generosity, Willingness/Ability  to Compromise, Constructive management of Disagreements/Arguments, Willingness to see another’s viewpoint, Ability and Willingness to Forgive/Apologise, Fun. 

There are a few areas of openness that can enhance vulnerability inorder for deep love to be accomplished, inorder to help your relationship/marriage to remain strong and help it get back on track when it has become distant/difficult.

The following four areas of openness can help  guide a couple in assessing how their relationship has been and also guide them on how to become closer and improve their relationship/marriage when difficulties arise, or when they have become distant from one another.

                           Areas Of Openness

• Emotional Openness

• Physical openness 

•  Never Leaving Issues Unaddressed

•  Knowing When to Say "I'm Sorry" and When to Say "I Forgive You"

• Emotional openness

 Emotional openness will help couples get to know and understand each other more deeply and also have empathy for each other. It involves being open with each other about feelings, thoughts, beliefs, values, hopes, worries, fears, dreams and ambitions. Attentive listening enhances emotional openness when both individuals listen in order  to get to know and understand their spouse/partner more fully, rather than to disagree, judge, blame or criticise their spouse/partner.

• Physical openness 

It is important for couples to be open physically. These can include eye contact, holding hands, hugging, sitting close together because some persons are more comfortable being physically demonstrative than others. More opportunities for physical openness such as their sexual relationship will enhance a couple's sense of openness and intimacy.

It is important that both individuals are happy with their sexual relationship and feel able to raise and discuss their sexual relationship with each other as needed because sometimes, couples can be very concerned about the frequency of their sexual activity but as long as both individuals are happy with the frequency and the nature of their sexual activity there is no need for them to compare their sexual relationship to  those portrayed in the media or those reported by others of their acquaintance.

• Never Leaving Issues Unaddressed

It is important  for couples to talk about the issues that might have led to an argument  rather than ghosting after that argument. Ghosting is when the couple decide to keep the issue aside thereby avoiding to address it but issues are best solved when they are being addressed,  when they are being discussed, and later having to apologise to each other.

• Knowing When to Say "I'm Sorry" and When to Say "I Forgive You"

Which is over and over and over. Living with someone is messy, and we're all imperfect. Get over your pride and know when to let it go. Perpetual frowning and grudge-holding don't build up a relationship/marriage. No one has ever been awarded for being the best grudge keeper.