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Let's begin with mental intimacy and we're just going to apply our acronym here.

So mental intimacy, the ability to share thoughts on a deep level and to successfully find a point of agreement on

essential issues. Now think about the importance of that related to marriage. The ability

to really to share any thought, remember intimacy means

inner closeness, unhingered access. That I have access to your thoughts. There's nothing

that you're keeping from me and there's nothing toxic in our relationship that we can't share.

Mental intimacy. Number one, we're talking about intimacy necessitates value.

I value your thoughts. intimacy necessitates value.

I value your thoughts.

Your thoughts are important to me.

Well, I counseled a guy, you know, in,

I was doing a seminar someplace, and this guy came and talked to me

and he was just, he was just as dumb as I was when I got married.

He reminded me of me.

And he had the worst marriage.

And he said, and my wife's goofy.

She's just goofy.

And he says, every time she says something, I just tell her, you're goofy.

And he said, so he's talking, you know, he has to have three boys, and in front of his boys he said it, then his boys started

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