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What does it mean?
Proximity does not guarantee emotional connection.
In plain terms
Walking together does not mean being together.
What can you take from it?
Physical closeness is not intimacy.

Where it applies

  • couples therapy
  • urban observation
  • personal reflection

Putting it to work

  • observe behavior
  • write scene

Questions to consider

  • Who walks alone beside you?
  • When are you truly connected?

Another view

People can communicate nonverbally while physically close.

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