Commitment and Intimacy

Commitment

Commitment noun - Adherence to something to which one is bound by a pledge or duty.

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Intimacy and commitment are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Intimacy" instead a noun "Commitment".

Nearby Words: commit, commission, committed

Intimacy noun - The state of being in a very personal or private relationship.

Usage example: there can be both rewards and regrets from intimacy with another person

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Commitment and intimacy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Commitment" instead a noun "Intimacy".

Nearby Words: intimate, intimation, intimately

emotional	emotional commitment	emotional intimacy
deep	deep commitment	deep intimacy
actual	actual commitment	actual intimacy
extreme	extreme commitment	extreme intimacy
Other adjectives: great, little, marital.

In works depicting less extreme societies, expect a lot of polyamorous relationships, that is, full-spectrum friend and lover relationships in which intimacy is part of the mutual trust, but exclusivity is outside the defined commitment.

Source: Free-Love Future

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