Once a couple decides to do something about the distance in their relationship, the next challenge is “How?” How do we rebuild the intimacy? In the next series of posts, I will address this topic, a little at a time. One of the first issues in rebuilding intimacy is re-establishing trust.
First you and your partner need to discuss what trust means to each of you. Often, our ideas about trust and what it is were formed in our families of origin. If one grew up in a dysfunctional family, they may have some poor definitions of trust. This is why the partners need to discuss how they view trust. If they each have differing views of what trust is it would be hard to develop unity or a unified vision of developing trust in the marriage.
Best Regards,
Jeff Murrah
