A List of Intimate Acts

Alternate titles: Intimate things that are not physical, a running list of non-sexual-but-intimate activities, a few of my favorite things 

Detangling hair 

Reading out loud

Attending doctor’s appointments

Perfectly roasting a marshmallow (a slow golden brown roast, not a fast and burnt roast) 

Swimming in the dark 

Capturing a genuine smile on camera 

Reading annotations left in a book 

Sleeping next to someone on an airplane (also applies, though less so, to trains, cars and buses)

Sharing a hammock 

Picking fruit out of trees (in order from most to least intimate: cherries, mangos, oranges, figs, pears, starfruits, bananas, peaches, lemons, apples)

Picking out perfume or cologne 

Looking through a night stand (alternatively, consider desk and sock drawers)

Playing thumb wars

Painting nails 

Learning a old family recipes 

Baking a celebratory cake that is not a birthday cake