There is a mysterious connection between our experiences of intimacy--of love, the longing to feel connected, and sexual embrace--and the human sense of time--eternity, impermanence, and rhythm. In this critical analysis of the time-intimacy equation, Bennett shows how the scientific study of personal relationships can address this mystery. As a study of transpersonal science, this book points to the possible evolution of intimacy and of our consciousness of time, and how the two evolutionary paths weave together.
Dr. Bennett draws from a wide array of resources to advance and marry two...

This volume examines the role of time in relationships with a focus on the transpersonal dimension of intimacy and the temporal aspects of relationships. The chapters address issues such as unfolding in time; the forces of time; the process of intimacy; time, addiction and intimacy; in search of the temporal in personal relationship research; and examining temporality with some theories of personal relationships.