What do you find to be more intimate? Cuddling, Kissing, or Sex? (dating, boyfriend)

[thinkertinker]

If you were to separate all three separately, meaning not a combination of sex+cuddling, or kissing+sex, which separately is more intimate to you?

By cuddling, I mean laying and cuddling with the person for an hour, sometimes falling asleep while doing so.

By sex, I mean the act of intercourse where passion is involved.

By kissing, I don't mean a quick kiss on the lips, but a making out session.

[zentropa]

Sex, of course. It involves all of the above.

[moongirl00]

Sex because there is a very deep energy exchange. Cuddling and kissing involve energy exchange but not nearly so deep. During sex when its good its like you become one person at that time. You meld.

[bobspez]

Sex. No amount of kissing or cuddling can be more intimate than sex to me. Unless they are part of sex, before, during or after, they are not very intimate at all.

[oh-eve]

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yep. when I lose interest in the guy I am dating, I avoid kissing
I like sex, so that is happening until the end but not really face to face.

[bebe182]

Since you're separating all 3, I'm going to go with kissing. I would've said sex, but then I'm guessing kissing isn't involved in this scenario and I can't see sex without kissing being very intimate.

[tamajane]

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I had a boyfriend who did not kiss intimately so relationship could not move forward. Deep kissing should be intimate and hugging, cuddling and touching as well. It disturbed me when I saw something about a business where you can hire someone to hug and snuggle with you - just doesn't seem right.

[pclem]

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I know it's not what you're looking for OP but to me as a man you can't really separate them and ideally want to have the three together. This is like one of those 'would you rather have no legs or no arms/would you rather see or hear;' I was born to do and can currently do both, so why am I really asking this? Kissing is a given and a must; if there's sex with no cuddling/talking afterwards, the aftermath can be unsettling/unsatisfying to me, unless we're both in a rush. Or if we do not want to be discovered; in that case it's exciting and doesn't lack.

[foxyknoxy]

Kissing. If he is a bad kisser it stops there.

[Mink57]

I have felt more intimacy with someone through honest conversation than I have through sex, kissing and cuddling combined.