Mr. Bond, thanks for that feedback and observation.
I think your right, and I need to think about this. By "close" I mean that we spend time together, do things together as a couple and also as a family.
Are we intimate? Yes and no. This week she was away for 1 night, and she texted me when she arrived, and included a "I miss you." Then later that night she initiated a sexting exchange (and we joked because we were not very daring, our sexting was at a PG-13 level :D) We do discuss other things than our relationship. About 2 months after she found out she was rejected from the university, she told me about her ideas and thoughts with respect to her career.
So we are intimate up to the last few yards. IDK, if this makes sense. Do others consider this being intimate?