--- title: "17 Real Intimacy Quotes by 15 authors" description: "Browse 17 Real Intimacy quotes by 15 authors. Discover the best Real Intimacy sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65c/sunday-adelaja-35_calling_real-intimacy-is-a-product-of-solitude-1_1233807.jpg" --- > [“Real intimacy is a product of solitude.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sunday-adelaja/real-intimacy-is-a-product-of-solitude/) [Sunday Adelaja](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sunday-adelaja/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65c/sunday-adelaja-35_calling_real-intimacy-is-a-product-of-solitude-1_1233807.jpg) > [Real intimacy depends on truth - lovingly told - especially in the bedroom.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-brothers/real-intimacy-depends-on-truth-lovingly-told-especially-in-the-bedroom/) [Joyce Brothers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-brothers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c1/joyce-brothers-8516_bedroom_real-intimacy-depends-on-truth-lovingly_830345.png) > [“Pastimes and games are substitutes for the real living of real intimacy.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-berne/pastimes-and-games-are-substitutes-for-the-real-living-of-real/) [Eric Berne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-berne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca9/eric-berne-23256_intimacy_pastimes-and-games-are-substitutes-for-t_2757625.jpg) > [The first great real intimacy between two people begins when secrets are told.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-carroll/the-first-great-real-intimacy-between-two-people-begins-when-secrets/) [Jonathan Carroll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-carroll/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f59/jonathan-carroll-4590_firsts_the-first-great-real-intimacy-between-tw_2871327.png) > [I think part of real intimacy is being able to leave the room mad, and knowing that the other person will be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rhea-seehorn/i-think-part-of-real-intimacy-is-being-able-to-leave-the-room-mad-and/) [Rhea Seehorn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rhea-seehorn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/936/rhea-seehorn-22340_i-think_i-think-part-of-real-intimacy-is-being-a_2310750.jpg) > [Real intimacy is only possible to the degree that we can be honest about what we are doing and feeling.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-brothers/real-intimacy-is-only-possible-to-the-degree-that-we-can-be-honest/) [Joyce Brothers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-brothers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85c/joyce-brothers-8516_being-honest_real-intimacy-is-only-possible-to-the-de_1099682.png) > [...available people are the ones who are dangerous, because they confront us with the possibility of real intimacy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-williamson/available-people-are-the-ones-who-are-dangerous-because-they-confront/) [Marianne Williamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-williamson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/318/marianne-williamson-90_dangerous_available-people-are-the-ones-who-are-da_924540.png) > [Intimacy doesn't have all that much to do with backseats of cars. Real intimacy is brushing your teeth together.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabrielle-zevin/intimacy-doesn-t-have-all-that-much-to-do-with-backseats-of-cars-real/) [Gabrielle Zevin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabrielle-zevin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/302/gabrielle-zevin-626_backseat_intimacy-doesn-t-have-all-that-much-to-d_329348.png) > [“Their hands never touched, not even in an accidental brushing, and that was a good thing, for real intimacy has a dawn.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rita-leganski/their-hands-never-touched-not-even-in-an-accidental-brushing-and-that/) [Rita Leganski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rita-leganski/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7c/rita-leganski-24567_good-thing_their-hands-never-touched-not-even-in-an_2989841.jpg) > [Real intimacy; real love has to do with a joining of the mind, a joining of the spirit, a joining of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-williamson/real-intimacy-real-love-has-to-do-with-a-joining-of-the-mind-a/) [Marianne Williamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-williamson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93f/marianne-williamson-90_heart_real-intimacy-real-love-has-to-do-with-a_2801122.png) > [“I had assumed the way to eat better was to find the perfect plan that would finally stop the inner battle—to quiet…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-siegel/i-had-assumed-the-way-to-eat-better-was-to-find-the-perfect-plan-that/) [Jeff Siegel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-siegel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd5/jeff-siegel-247007_eating-disorders_i-had-assumed-the-way-to-eat-better-was_1628661.jpg) > [Real intimacy is a sacred experience. It never exposes its secret trust and belonging to the voyeuristic eye of a neon culture.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-o-donohue/real-intimacy-is-a-sacred-experience-it-never-exposes-its-secret/) [John O'Donohue](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-o-donohue/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11e/john-o-donohue-1919_belonging_real-intimacy-is-a-sacred-experience-it_1568650.jpg) > [In the collaborative process, you create a real intimacy; everybody ends up sharing personal stories and personal observations and their philosophies, their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-shelton/in-the-collaborative-process-you-create-a-real-intimacy-everybody/) [Lynn Shelton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-shelton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce0/lynn-shelton-16741_film_in-the-collaborative-process-you-create_3039539.jpg) > [When two people respect each other, the ability to be vulnerable and to reveal hurt feelings can create a powerful emotional connection…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-d-burns/when-two-people-respect-each-other-the-ability-to-be-vulnerable-and/) [David D. Burns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-d-burns/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/631/david-d-burns-4607_ability_when-two-people-respect-each-other-the-a_1482559.jpg) > [The less you demand total fulfillment from relationships, the more you can appreciate them for the beautiful tapestries they are, in which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-welwood/the-less-you-demand-total-fulfillment-from-relationships-the-more-you/) [John Welwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-welwood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac9/john-welwood-16872_appreciate_the-less-you-demand-total-fulfillment-fr_2409142.png) > [It is not love that is to blame. But each of us has resistance to the very love we desire. We also…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gay-hendricks/it-is-not-love-that-is-to-blame-but-each-of-us-has-resistance-to-the/) [Gay Hendricks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gay-hendricks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea2/gay-hendricks-15128_answers_it-is-not-love-that-is-to-blame-but-each_2363367.jpg) > [“Relationships take work. Hours and days and years of getting close to that person. That's real love, real intimacy. If your mind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-kingsbury/relationships-take-work-hours-and-days-and-years-of-getting-close-to/) [Karen Kingsbury](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karen-kingsbury/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca3/karen-kingsbury-4741_greatest-gift_relationships-take-work-hours-and-days-a_94037.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/real-intimacy/#itemlist", "name": "Real Intimacy Quotes", "numberOfItems": 17, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Real intimacy is a product of solitude.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sunday Adelaja" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sunday-adelaja/real-intimacy-is-a-product-of-solitude/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65c/sunday-adelaja-35_calling_real-intimacy-is-a-product-of-solitude-1_1233807.jpg", 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It never exposes its secret trust and belonging to the voyeuristic eye of a neon culture. Real intimacy is of the soul, and the soul is reserved.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John O'Donohue" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-o-donohue/real-intimacy-is-a-sacred-experience-it-never-exposes-its-secret/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11e/john-o-donohue-1919_belonging_real-intimacy-is-a-sacred-experience-it_1568650.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11e/john-o-donohue-1919_belonging_real-intimacy-is-a-sacred-experience-it_1568650.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11e/john-o-donohue-1919_belonging_real-intimacy-is-a-sacred-experience-it_1568650.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Real intimacy is a sacred experience. 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