What does intimacy really mean?

About closeness in a relationship or friendship setting.

Intimacy could simply mean familiarisation and mutual understanding between two people

Intimacy = letting someone really see the real you, the good, the bad, the messy, the weird, and them still staying close and accepting you.

I think it is respect for the other person and their likes and dislikes. Being able to be vulnerable with this person and being able to talk to them about anything with them being supportive. Also bing able to tell that person you need some time to yourself and them not freak out.

This can be with a lover or just a friend.

A relationship between two adults