IF you need more connection, emotional or sexual, or you need to download the ultimate intimacy app for FREE and take the love quiz! 📱🔥❤️ It’s quick and easy and will tell you your love language! Then jump on the convo starters and start talking about it! What you need more of, what you crave, how you feel about touch! So many resources to help you 🙌❤️ -love language mini quiz -customizable bedroom game 🔥 -intimate conversation starters -private chat feature -intimate calendar -expert resources -intimate products 🔥and so much more! Let’s talk about physical touch in marriage… and why it sometimes gets complicated… As a wife, I can tell you — I want to be affectionate. I want to hold hands, snuggle on the couch, kiss my husband in the kitchen. But for a long time, I started pulling back from physical touch… not because I didn’t love him, but because every time I did touch him, it felt like it had to lead to more. And honestly, that pressure? It made me not want to touch at all. Meanwhile, my husband felt the opposite — like I never wanted him anymore. And that hurt him deeply. He wasn’t just craving sex — he was craving closeness, connection, and affection too. And in his mind, physical touch was the main way we got there. It’s something a lot of couples deal with — this mismatch of meaning behind a simple touch. 💡What I’ve learned over the years? Husbands: Not every touch has to lead to sex. Sometimes your wife just wants to feel close to you without the pressure. A hug, a forehead kiss, holding her hand — these things matter. Give her affection without strings attached, and you’ll see her open up more. Wives: Don’t avoid touch just because you’re afraid it might lead to more. Physical affection is a beautiful, healthy part of marriage. And even if it does lead to more — that can be a good thing too. Let your husband feel seen and desired, not just when you want sex, but just because he’s yours. And let’s not forget — sometimes the roles are reversed. Some women crave more, and some men retreat. But the heart of it stays the same: physical touch is powerful, healing, and deeply connecting. ✨Touch should be part of your marriage every day — not just when it’s leading to intimacy, but especially when it’s not. That’s where safety and trust are built… and that’s what makes the physical connection even sweeter when it does happen. ➡️Follow @ultimateintimacyapp on Instagram for daily marriage tips 🎙️Podcast: ultimate intimacy podcast on Spotify, Apple, buzzsprout and Amazon 🔥Intimate products: shop.ultimate intimacy.com - @ultimateintimacy