What’s something that feels intimate but isn’t sexual at all?

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What’s something that feels intimate but isn’t sexual at all?

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  1. Totallycasual Avatar

    Sharing a bed, like when you’re in a situation where there’s only one bed and you need to share with friends, even if there was zero chance of anything happening, there’s still something very intimate about it.

  2. GandalfTheJaded Avatar

    Having a conversation where you’re both sharing your passions and making each other more excited to hear more. One where time flies by because you just want to keep talking.

  3. Practical-Key-8384 Avatar

    kisses on the neck, not a wet kiss, just a tiny peak

  4. TrottingAchilles Avatar

    Bantering with an attractive coworkers and laughing together as it flows

  5. Aggravating-Pound598 Avatar

    Prostate examination

  6. Lazy-Dot23 Avatar
  7. FloN132 Avatar

    Eye contact with a person that has been through some tough times.

  8. Delicious_Candle_538 Avatar

    has to be eye contact for sure

  9. tryinandsurvivin Avatar

    A meaningful conversation where you actually listen to each other

  10. MrGradySir Avatar

    Back scratches

  11. Wild-Beginning6945 Avatar

    Scratching someone’s back and hitting the spot 💯

  12. peg_panda Avatar

    Knowing someone’s preferred volume level, ac temp, coffee add ons, a song which they can’t stop shaking their legs on. It’s list of small things we don’t usually keep in mind for many but only when we wanna put efforts for someone to get along with us.

  13. DriedMelk Avatar

    Cooking together

  14. Many_Definition_334 Avatar

    Anytime someone takes the time to try and teach me something, or explain the rules to a game. I feel like they are taking me under their wing and that they deeply believe in me.

    Sadly, I am too dumb to remember any game rules, hahah.

  15. Both_Department_127 Avatar

    When like minded people talk about life ,philosophy politics,jobs and government

  16. Curious_Cloud_1131 Avatar

    Having to poop after they do

  17. Veg4Animals Avatar

    Cooking or (some) dancing.

  18. [deleted] Avatar

    When there’s multiple open seats in the TV room / dining room and your partner sits right next to you.

  19. Scottburning Avatar

    Eating out of the others hand

  20. NotUpInHere22 Avatar

    Seen this question about ten times in the last week

  21. Emarisse Avatar

    Sharing headphones and listening to the same song in silence, that always feels very close

  22. johnnyjazbo Avatar

    Foot massage.

  23. GsGirlNYC Avatar

    Stroking someone’s arm (forearm) gently and slowly

  24. The_Second_Plane_911 Avatar

    Rubbing of my right face cheek

  25. Mattna-da Avatar

    A foot massage is in the same ballpark

  26. pasgames_ Avatar

    Play fights

  27. Adorable-Suspect-626 Avatar

    When he lifts my chin and locks eyes with me… I feel completely his in that moment.

  28. Lex2467 Avatar

    Getting one’s hair washed

  29. IckaBrat Avatar

    Laying with each other in your arms, surprise hugs from behind, little peck kisses on the neck, eye contact, deep conversations about your life and goals

  30. seeyatellite Avatar

    Most intimate things aren’t sexual.

    …so a lot.

    Handholding, eye contact, late night couch conversation, late night phone conversation, hugs…

  31. Ancient_Policy_2305 Avatar

    Lighting up someone else’s cigarette or joint when they have it in their mouth

  32. Norn-Iron Avatar

    As a man who buzzcuts his balding head (can’t be arsed shaving it off) I love it when someone runs their hand over the back of my head when it’s cut off.

  33. vinny876 Avatar

    Putting a plaster (band aid) on someone.

  34. getagrooving Avatar

    Unlocking or locking a necklace on someone. Especially, when they have long hair and they pick it up to allow you to help them.

  35. Astro_Odyssey Avatar

    Nonverbal communication

  36. Scrmo Avatar

    Burlesque bars – skimpy dressed girls dancing around but it’s so entertaining, it’s not sexual at all

  37. Life_Preparation5238 Avatar

    Sharing a cup of coffee

  38. Whats-Upvote Avatar

    Washing the hair of your lover.

  39. kittyprincessxX Avatar

    Hugs and cuddling 🙂 Sometimes when my friends hold my hand/arm when we are walking xx

  40. itsmadeline_ Avatar

    Winking! Can be a totally innocent/playful gesture but still seems so intimate somehow

  41. AnxiousPug Avatar

    Coming home after a long tough day at work to be welcomed by your other half with a tight hug and her asking and actively listening to how your day was!

  42. Snaggl3t00t4 Avatar
  43. MinimumSharp1823 Avatar

    When someone picks the urinal right next to you when there are 5 other urinals open.

  44. New-Crow-7915 Avatar

    Having him sleep on my lap and running my fingers through his hair

  45. Select_Notice_4813 Avatar

    Having someone put their hand on your back or around your waist when guiding you through a crowd

  46. Born_Freaky_Stubborn Avatar

    When both of you are sitting side by side and your shoulders touch but no one pulls away.

  47. Well_Okay13 Avatar

    Holding hands while walking in public.

  48. i_did_a_wrong Avatar

    Sitting with my legs open. It’s comfy but then I feel like people think I’m spreading my legs to show my crotch.

  49. [deleted] Avatar

    When you stay over at someone’s house and they make you a coffee in the morning without asking

  50. Jh12906 Avatar

    Editing someone’s photo in Photoshop.

  51. Kind-Nemesis4358 Avatar

    Sitting on a beach. Side by side. In silence –while the sun sets.

  52. joe_botyov Avatar

    Squeezing a spot for someone.

  53. FewQuiet8 Avatar

    A guy wrapping his arms around my waist and brushing his thumb there. AHH!🤌

  54. MoanGravity Avatar

    Letting someone see you cry without holding back, pure vulnerability

  55. Makabajones Avatar

    Having someone wash your face after you’ve a
    Had a long day doing dirty work.

  56. noisy-tangerine Avatar

    Petting the same animal at the same time

  57. Cynicrat Avatar

    Laying on the couch watching tv, and your spouse puts a blanket on you. A blanket that just came out of the dryer and is still warm…

  58. Yo_Alejo Avatar

    Naked cuddles, especially chest to chest. Doesn’t need to get sexual, but could.

  59. Livid-Conference249 Avatar

    Adapting each other’s vocabularies, tones and typings

  60. JustAIex_ Avatar

    Handholding, the most lewd thing ever imaginable.

  61. stereosalvation Avatar

    My friend got in to an altercation at a bar (he was one of those guys people fucked with for some reason even though he looks like, and is, a tough motherfucker.) Which meant we all got into a fight at a bar.
    One of the other guys friends and me kind of just grabbed one another by the collars ready to start swinging. But, we had this very weird moment where we looked at one another and both knew neither of us wanted to fight and we’re not going to take a swing at the other. So, we just kind of waited for the whole thing to end and gave one another a nod like we accomplished something and went our separate ways. It was an oddly intimate moment to have with another person and I’m glad I didn’t get punched in the face that night.

  62. whomp1970 Avatar

    Zipping up a woman’s dress in the back.

    Helping a gentleman tie a tie.

  63. LTStech Avatar
  64. SuttonSmut Avatar

    Applying sunscreen to someone

  65. bluexgemini Avatar

    talking about what hurts you the most, or talking about your family

  66. Still-Hand-2128 Avatar

    Washing someone’s dishes for them without being asked to

  67. chux4w Avatar

    When your optician gets real close to look into your eye, and he talks all softly and you can feel his breath.

  68. MauroDiogo Avatar

    I’ve always found it quite intimate to just watch a movie/show/game while a partner has her legs, feet or head on my lap and I can just rub or massage them. Or if they’re the ones doing it to me. 90% of the times have been me doing it to them but I love it.

    Also – Seeing them wear one of my shirts or hoodies!

  69. acutemisadventure Avatar

    Eating food off the same plate as somebody else

  70. Stanislas_Biliby Avatar

    Eye contact and holding hands. Styling the other person’s hair. Helping them put cream or checking their bodies for injuries like bites or scratches.

  71. Losing_And_Gaining Avatar

    Prolonged eye contact

  72. Axolotlbits Avatar

    Debriefing emotionally/emotions, and comparing hand-sizes

  73. Gulasch_IMG Avatar

    Deeply looking into each others eyes

  74. fellinstingingnettle Avatar

    Bathing someone / taking care of someone when they’re sick or injured

  75. partlyinevitable03 Avatar

    prolonged eye contact – esp with the right person

  76. SkankyGhost Avatar

    When a guy stretches and his shirt lifts up.

  77. dankyPranky007 Avatar

    Forehead kisses. Even I melt when I kiss someone ;-;

  78. Ladyignorer Avatar

    When people explain something to me without being annoyed by my existence.

  79. Aria_Nurse Avatar

    When someone remembers a small detail you mentioned weeks ago and brings it up like it mattered all along. Like you said your favorite snack once, and they just… hand it to you one day without making a big deal out of it. That quiet kind of caring? Intimate as hell.

  80. GildartzFullbuster Avatar

    The most intimate thing you can do for your spouse is washing their hair

  81. michl1992 Avatar

    When someone comforts you when you are noticeably scared, upset, etc.

  82. IH8BART Avatar

    Having to plunge your friends poop out of your toilet

  83. bitch_in_progress Avatar

    When someone holds my hand , gender doesn’t matter. The warmth feels so good and my heart feels happier.

    Also when we are able to talk a lot without hesitating and no awkwardness. It feels so good when someone remembers what we told them the last time.

  84. sofiafeu Avatar

    Sleeping next to each other!!!

  85. wizardofoz111 Avatar

    Airdropping something to someone. It’s weirdly intimate when you have to bump your phones penises together.

  86. whats-in-the-box- Avatar

    Somebody talking to you and maintaining eye contact the whole time

  87. Green_2007 Avatar

    One thing that made my crush and I go from just friends to her falling for me (I fell long back) was sharing wired earphones as we had to be so close enough that we both could put on one but far enough to be able to look at each other and we had to be so close we could feel each other’s breath and an occasional nose poke too (no complains there) and somehow we went from listening to football podcasts together to listening to romantic songs while smiling at each other and after some more time holding hands to cuddling so tightly she could hear what was playing in my earphone and I gotta say sharing AirPods will never be this romantic because even now when I look at her I hear the same music as though the earphones never came off and it wouldn’t have happened if I grew up with wireless headphones

  88. One-Turn-4037 Avatar

    When after a long and hard day, I’m laying on the couch and she silently crawls on top of me and falls asleep.

    My friends there is no greater sign of trust than falling asleep on someone.

  89. Alexastria Avatar

    Drinking after them

  90. PersonalWarning5398 Avatar

    Holding eye contact during deep conversation, like guys of reddit, never look away first, hold it until we laugh