They walked without speaking, but the silence was relaxed and comforting, as it could be only between two people who shared a genuine intimacy.

He didn't want the desperation, the vulnerability, the loss of self that went hand in hand with genuine intimacy.

And even less in the way of genuine intimacy.

We had arrived at a moment of genuine financial intimacy.

Their relationship is full of talk and confidence and genuine intimacy, and each learns a great deal from the other.

They want genuine intimacy, to know you, to learn for real who you are.

Nevertheless, I suspected that genuine intimacy could continue to unfold over many decades.

Next to this kind of genuine intimacy, most romantic liaisons seemed like protection rackets.

Maybe it's a substitute for genuine intimacy for them.

What made his criticisms acceptable was the care with which he assessed work and the genuine intimacy this created between student and teacher.