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If you look up the definition of “intimate,”  you will find several definitions, and among them is one that describes a sexual relationship; i.e., a husband and wife are intimate. Unfortunately, that’s the first definition most people think of when they hear the word. In my newest novel, there is a couple I want to portray as being intimate without there being any physical relationship. I want to use it as an adjective; i.e., they have an intimate relationship. The problem is, at this point in the novel, they have only met twice. They have communicated by phone and emails a few times. They have a mutual problem that’s forcing them to act together out of pure necessity. They would readily admit that they find each other attractive, but neither one wants to think beyond the mutual problem they share.

That’s the background to my writing problem. What kind of scene could I write to show they are close, i.e., “intimate?” You can use the comment section below, or you can email me.