swim@slrpnk.nettoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml•How can I improve my communication with a friend I like?
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2 months agoWould you say what you’re seeking is “more intimacy,” up to, potentially, the most possible intimacy?
I would suggest looking at his different interests and getting curious. If you’re interested in the guy, it should be pretty easy to find reasons why this film or that game are endearingly-this-or-that in a way that makes you like and respect him even more.
Then, you bond over it; by trusting his taste (intimacy) enough to check out that show or whatever interest, you now have an opportunity to get deep (intimacy) into what you each individually felt (intimacy) about it, and maybe you felt something in common. That’s some foundation for intimacy.
The bootlicking version of “why do you need privacy if you have nothing to hide?”