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Beyond the Bedroom: 5 Types of Intimacy Every Couple Needs
August 26, 2025
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Whether you've been married for decades or are just starting out, this episode will help you understand intimacy in all its facets (beyond the bedroom) and how to cultivate the kind of deep connection that produces positive fruit in your relationship.
Key Takeaways:
- Defining Intimacy: My personal definition—“being fully known and knowing fully”—plus learn the biblical and practical roots of true intimacy.
- Vulnerability and Trust: Why being “naked and unashamed” goes beyond just the physical, and why you can’t have true vulnerability without trust.
- Common Misconceptions: We're busting myths about intimacy—it's not just about sex, titles, or knowing trivia about your spouse.
- The 5 Types of Intimacy:
- Spiritual Intimacy: The highest form of connection, involving shared values, faith, and worldview. Learn how to deepen spiritual intimacy even if you and your spouse don’t agree on everything spiritual.
- Emotional Intimacy: Building trust through sharing feelings, vulnerability, and honest communication.
- Physical Intimacy: More than sex! This is about affectionate touch and physical closeness that isn’t always sexual.
- Intellectual Intimacy: Connecting through shared ideas, learning, and stimulating conversation—even if your interests differ.
- Recreational Intimacy: Having fun together and sharing leisure activities to keep the spark alive.
- Practical Homework: Strengthen two areas this week: spiritual intimacy (Hint: ask your spouse how to improve it), and recreational intimacy (Do something fun together).
Resources & Links
- Get Your Free Intimacy Series Guide: Self-checks, assessments, and tips to help you and your spouse deepen your connection.
- Related Content:
- What to Do When Your Husband Does Not Lead Spiritually (YouTube Video)
- Episodes on sexless marriages YouTube + Podcast episode
Key Quotes
- “Intimacy is being fully known and knowing fully.”
- “You can’t have vulnerability without trust.”
- “Being a Christian doesn’t guarantee spiritual intimacy—shared values and open communication do.”
- “Physical intimacy is more than sex. Even long hugs or holding hands matter.”
- “Don’t forget to have FUN in your marriage!”
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Meet Your Host
Dana Che is the founder of Thrive Relationships, where she serves as a marriage and relationship coach and host of the Rebuilding Us marriage podcast. She also serves as a preaching pastor at her church. Whether in the church or on her podcast, Dana's mission is singular: to help people rebuild their relationships through the grace and guidance of the Lord.
On Rebuilding Us, she is known for her graceful candor, humor, and her encouraging yet challenging advice. Dana holds a B.A. in communication from Regent University. She has a fierce passion for fashion and a fiercer passion for truth. She shares her life with Shaun, her loving husband of over twenty-five years, their four amazing children, and their “multi-cultural” dog in beautiful Virginia Beach, VA.
Connect with Dana:
Instagram: @mrsdanache
Website: danache.com
On Rebuilding Us, she is known for her graceful candor, humor, and her encouraging yet challenging advice. Dana holds a B.A. in communication from Regent University. She has a fierce passion for fashion and a fiercer passion for truth. She shares her life with Shaun, her loving husband of over twenty-five years, their four amazing children, and their “multi-cultural” dog in beautiful Virginia Beach, VA.
Connect with Dana:
Instagram: @mrsdanache
Website: danache.com
