How much time did you and your partner spend together this week? Has your “till death do us part” become a little weathered by the world around you?
Let’s face it, life is crazy! Work, family commitments, school, soccer, dance classes, friends, health, birthday parties, babies… so much on your to-do list, right? But, are you worried about losing the “couple” part of your life?
Also, think about it, aren’t most fights about not feeling connected to each other? Leading relationship researcher and author of What Makes Love Last? How-to Build Trust and Avoid Betrayal, Dr John Gottman, advocates that a six-second kiss between long-term partners every day “serve as a temporary oasis.” Truth is, as humans we crave, and desperately need physical touch; it is the kind of primal safety you feel from being touched, knowing that you are seen, valued, and comforted in your most vulnerable moments.
However, being touched by those we love doesn’t merely make us feel good. Studies show that touch has a profound effect on our health. For starters, it can increase the levels of the neuropeptide oxytocin in your brain and therefore increase feelings of trust, generosity, and compassion. In addition, it improves heart health, lowers blood pressure and stress levels, thereby strengthening the immune system.
So yeah, turns out that to improve your health you don’t have to tackle grandiose health goals. Simply “touch” your partner with a few simple, intentional moves:
Turns out that the simple act of touch can brighten up a bad day, help you to relax, and even fight off illness.
So, if you and your partner regularly find yourselves sleeping on opposite sides of the bed, get cozy!
As Fabrice Bousteau recently wrote: “The more you touch, the more you’re touched.”
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