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Article: Re-establishing intimacy.(Brief Article)
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- Soldiers Magazine
- Article date:
- August 1, 2003
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DURING separation, most military couples face the question, "How can two people work together toward achieving intimacy when one of them is absent from the relationship for extended periods?" Military couples often find that reunion may bring out feelings of awkwardness and that their personal relationships are strained. Through an understanding of the effects of separation, you can better cope with the stress that accompanies reunion.
Barriers to intimate communication and sexual relations may include:
* Unrealistic fantasies and expectations;
* Anxieties about engaging in intimacy and sex;
* Fear that your partner has become a ...