New book describes seven levels of intimacy

Australian best-selling author Matthew Kelly’s latest book The Seven Levels of Intimacy: The Art of Loving and the Joy of Being Loved attempts to explain how to build meaningful relationships.

One of the key messages that Kelly wants to convey is that many relationships fail:

1. because they are not given enough time to develop
2. because they are plagued by indifference

And as the title suggests, he outlines the seven levels leading to the intimacy that human beings crave, though so often fall short of.

The seven levels are:

1. Clichés
2. facts
3. opinions
4. hopes and dreams
5. feelings
6. faults, fears and failures
7. legitimate needs

Matthew’s website includes excerpts from the new book and a chapter listing.

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