For reference, I'm referring to intimacy in the broader sense, the way we do in this article: Intimacy: The Whys, Hows, How-Nots, and So-Nots . Often, we treat intimacy and sex as the same thing, when really intimacy can take so many forms. And sometimes it can be helpful to think about what you need to present for you to feel comfortable being intimate with someone in some way.
For instance, a big piece of it for me is if I've seen the person be trustworthy in other ways. And, conversely, if they say a lot of mean things about people or seem to share information that's sensitive without much thought, that makes me really hesitant to be intimate with them.
How about y'all?