Evaluate and Show appreciation

If things went well and conversations became more intimate notice it, acknowledge it and appreciate it. This creates safety and builds trust. You want to reward your partner if they are taking things deeper. If things didn’t go well and opening up turned into arguments you still want to notice it and acknowledge what happened. Ask your partner what went wrong, show genuine interest and make it safe for them to share.

Understand that there may be more skills that need to be learned.

Rate yourself on how your level of intimacy went up each day as you applied these steps!

Assess where you still need to improve and commit to obtaining the skills/knowledge necessary.