There is a difference between “physical attraction” and “mental intimacy”
“Men
are from Mars and women are from Venus, men seek for physical intimacy and
women craves for mental intimacy”. Above mentioned statement has become a cliché
to describe the behaviors of males and females when they form love bonds and relationship
with each other. However, the latest studies say that the concept of mental
intimacy has powerful impacts on the desire to share a physical relationship with
any person.
The
craving for more mental intimacy gives rise to romantic feelings
Some
of us might feel miffed while looking at the couples sharing endless trails of “sweet
little nothings” and “ WhatsApp messages etc.” If you are one among them, then you
are certainly missing some of the finest pleasures of life. Sweet littile
nothings and adorable messages are a manifestation of the desire for mental
intimacy between two individuals. Romantic feelings act as a catalyst to create
more opportunities to strengthen mental intimacy. The feeling of romance sometimes
acts as bridge between the desire for “physical intimacy” and “mental intimacy.
The
feeling of love can be compared with smoldering charcoal emitting its heat
gradually in the fireplace of the heart while fidgeting with the heartbeats of
an individual to kill a vacuum raising a storm in the body. Romance is
essentially about the mental intimacy which you can share with a person or you
wanted to share with a person. Physical attraction is time-bound, they are
dependent upon the panted up energy stored in the body.
Mental
intimacy is powerful and long-lasting
Physical
love never prompts you to find some situations where you can release your
energy. In the absence of a proper release, it can cause detrimental impacts on
your body and psychology. It is tangible and real, trust me tangible things can
cause more pain.
Mental
intimacy on the other hand ignites your brain; it allows you to explore your worth.
The feeling of Romance allows you to expand your imagination, it positively
activates your brain by forcing a consistent dopamine effect over the brain.
The
bonds forced by mental intimacy stand longer because they takes a person into a
comfort zone of emotions without any effort. When the company of the other
person becomes the most enjoyable experience amidst the hustle-bustle of life. Romantic
feelings caused because of the desire of mental intimacy develops various types
of neural networks in the brain of a person and these neural network ensures a
long-lasting bond where factors like tolerance and lack of boredom support the bond
even further.
