Getting comfortable with intimacy in AM (29 M)
Need advice from people who had an arranged marriage which was fixed rather quickly with limited alone time to the couple.
How long did it take for you to become intimate with your spouse? What was the journey like?
My marriage is now 3 weeks old and we had a good trip on honeymoon. Except when I tried she is not comfortable with physical touch beyond me holding her hands or by waist in side hug. She didn't say anything but her body tensed up when I tried to hug, and she moved away when I tried to kiss.
After that I became hesitant to try to escalate. I'm not sure how to proceed because there is still some level of awkwardness.
P.S. Neither of us have any past relationships. We got about 2 months only to talk before the wedding and we met only 3 times. Families didn't allow much meeting before, but we spoke on phone regularly.
Just after the wedding we went for the honeymoon for a couple of weeks. We are now staying alone, not with parents.
During honeymoon we had a good time and we seem to vibe well. It was a good experience even though nothing physical happened.