22 Qualities That Create Emotional Connection in a Marriage

Following is a list of qualities that create an emotional connection in a marriage or partnership:

1. I want to enjoy receiving pleasure from my spouse and easily communicate desires.

2. I want to accept and respect a “no” from my partner.

3. I want to communicate my personal needs around sex and have them understood.

4. I want to have sex be a choice, not a compulsion.

5. I want to feel great after an erotic time together.

6. I want to trust my partner more than anyone else.

7. I want to keep my word to my partner.

8. I want to be careful in what I promise and not set my partner up for disappointment.

9. I want to respect my partner’s friendship with attractive people.

10. I want to receive all the affection and touch I want from my partner.

11. I want to experience moments of tenderness, kindness and gentleness in our marriage.

12. I want to laugh at my humanness.

13. I want to lovingly tease my spouse.

14. I want to create time to be with children and close friends.

15. I want to have us surround ourselves with friends and family.

16. I want to have this marriage contribute to the lives of those around us.

17. I want to have my partner know me intimately.

18. I want to have this marriage be a place where we constantly grow, learn and evolve.

19. I want to face change and the unknown with my partner.

20. I want to get what I need and more within this relationship.

21. I want to be overwhelmed with gratitude and love and express it.

22. I want to give and receive great gifts from each other.

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