Map of False vs. True Intimacy

False Intimacy (Illusion of 'Love')

• Contracts & Roles → 'Wife,' 'husband,' 'partner' as social titles, not living truth.

True Intimacy (Forces Beyond 'Love')

• Desire → fire in the body, passion that makes you feel alive.

False Intimacy (Illusion of 'Love')

• Sacrifice & Service → equating suffering or obedience with love.

True Intimacy (Forces Beyond 'Love')

• Devotion → freely given energy and presence, not demanded.

False Intimacy (Illusion of 'Love')

• Emotional Blackmail → 'If you loved me, you would...'

True Intimacy (Forces Beyond 'Love')

• Respect → honoring sovereignty, never diminishing the other.

False Intimacy (Illusion of 'Love')

• Vulnerability Alone → mistaking shared wounds or weakness as proof of love.

True Intimacy (Forces Beyond 'Love')

• Power → balance between strength and surrender, both standing whole.

False Intimacy (Illusion of 'Love')

• Dependency → needing someone to complete you or define your worth.

True Intimacy (Forces Beyond 'Love')

• Union → ecstatic dissolving into God, the glimpse of eternity.

False Intimacy (Illusion of 'Love')

• Possession → 'You are mine, therefore you must...'

• Vulnerability with Honor → wounds shared as truth, not as chains.