Specific · Connection

Closeness

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What is Closeness?

The experience of being truly near to another person — emotionally, physically, or spiritually. Closeness requires vulnerability and builds the kind of trust that sustains us through life's hardest moments.

When you might feel closeness

Closeness is a specific form of intimacy, which itself is a type of connection. You might experience this feeling in situations where connection is present, particularly when the circumstances align with the nuances that define closeness.

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Use our free interactive feeling wheel to explore closeness and discover related emotions.

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