Intimate relationship
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An intimate relationship is an interpersonal relationship that involves emotional or physical closeness between people and can include feelings of romantic or platonic love and sexual intimacy. Intima
Intimate relationships involve emotional or physical closeness.
A couple holding hands at Punta del Este, Uruguay
A couple in Uganda.
Marriage is a form of relationship maintenance that signals commitment between partners.
Dating
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Dating is an activity of spending time together usually through planned social encounters, with the intention of getting to know each other, often with a romantic or intimate purpose. While the result
Intimate relationship
…initiating physical touch, and signaling availability and interest through eye contact, flirtatious body language, or playful interactions. Engaging in dating, courtship, or hookup culture as part of the relationship formation period allows individuals to explore different interpersonal connections before…
The Matchmaker, painting by Gerard van Honthorst
Cover of the questionnaire used by Operation Match, the first computer dating service in the United States
Contact battled Operation Match for the U.S. college market in 1965-1967.
Anthropologist Helen Fisher in 2008