Intimacy to me always feels like it occupies a narrow space between honesty and being horny. I don’t conflate sex with intimacy. Intimacy implies trust, and if trust is broken, then the intimacy was never real to begin with. So, in my experience, there’s false intimacy and then there’s the other one, which is the best feeling in the universe, and it’s not just about being in love with someone you’re attracted to—it’s the feeling of someone who sees you and loves you right back. The way you don’t have to wear a hat for your best friends and family.”
