When you are in an intimate relationship, you should feel understood and accepted for who you are. You trust the other person and can open up completely to them. Intimacy can be intellectual, emotional, and physical.
An intimate relationship is one in which you:

pay attention to your partner
share ideas and thoughts
share [...]

Humans have a great capacity for intimacy. Intimacy is the ability to become close to another person. It is the foundation for most marriages and partnerships. However, there are people who are afraid to get close to another. They [...]

What is self-esteem?

Self-esteem describes how you think and feel about yourself and the degree of worth you attribute to yourself. If you like yourself and feel deserving of good things in life, you have high self-esteem. If you dislike yourself or put yourself down, you have low self-esteem.
High [...]