Quote: However, there is NO comparison to sharing sexual intimacy with him. That is a whole different realm of sharing, imo. It is sharing your most innermost self...sharing who I am
Ditto this. And one of the things that makes it so special is that neither of us shares this part of ourselves with anyone else.
Isn't this one of the things that makes an affair such a betrayal. Someone else was admitted into that special place that was just reserved for you two.
This could be a bad analogy: suppose your beloved gave you a work of art he created or something he made. He said he made it especially for you. A piece of jewelry or something. You know you're the only person in the world wearing this piece of jewelry. Then you find out he stamped them out of a machine and gave everyone else in his circle the very same thing-- his mom, the postman, the kids soccer coach.
I repeat: one of the things that makes sexual sharing special and unique is that it is not shared with anyone else. I know that if you both like basketball, watching a game with him is not like watching a game with anyone else. Music is a good example, because my bf and I are in a choir together and play guitars together. But he CAN sing with others and play the guitar with others. Playing the guitar with him is still unique and very special. BUT he doesn't ML with ANYONE ELSE. To me this makes it very special.