Most men hear the word intimate and think sexual. Most women hear the word intimate and think close, cherished, and affectionate. See the difference? If you want to be truly intimate with your woman you have to encompass all the areas of intimacy, and not just the sexual areas. She will adore you for it and your sex life will improve because of it as well.

Being Close - This means sharing your experiences and life. Talking about your day and your future and even your past is part of feeling close to your partner. Sharing inside jokes and beliefs is also part of being close. Of course, this involves communicating with your woman and sharing your feelings. But it's worth it because she will get so much from it and you will too.

Being Cherished - This means that you look at her as the wonderful woman she is, and you treat her like it too. You may be thinking 'I do cherish her, but why do I have to say it all the time?' The answer is simple. Because women like to hear it, feel it, and see it. It's a package deal. You have to hit every one of those avenues for her to really feel cherished. So start showing her how much you cherish her, and tell her whenever you get the chance.

Being Affectionate - This includes hugging, touching, kissing, foreplay, and sex. All of these things are taken into account when she is deciding how good you are in the sex life department. If you hit all of these on the mark, then she will feel like the luckiest woman alive because many men do not do all of these things.

Touching can be done in many different ways and send many different signals to your woman. If you are always touching her with the intent of sex she will know it, and not appreciate it. Satisfying her intimate needs means touching her for the sake of just letting her know how much you are into her and how much you desire her without the call to the bedroom.

Women need foreplay in order to be satisfied. If you are skipping on the foreplay, then you are sending the message that sex is all you want, and that she is being used for it. Most of the time you have to engage all of her senses to bring her into desire and pleasure. This is pure intimacy. If you don't then you are risking her just engaging in the act and not enjoying herself. This may lead to less sex for you, because really, what's in it for her?

So there you have it. Being intimate with your woman means many things to her, and if you 'give it up', then your relationship will be rewarded with happiness - and more 'intimacy' for you.