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Discussion Intensifying a relationship is a communication transaction. Both parties have to agree to the intensification. Some of the top 10 strategies used to intensify a relationship work better than others depending on the other person and the situation. What works with one person may not work so well with a different individual. Typically, easing into the process and testing the waters a bit works better than jumping in exuberantly without much thought of how that might startle, even repel the other person. Writing love poems to the other person when you hardly know each other is too much too soon. Listening intently, however, is a surefire way to gain appreciation if not outright affection from the other person.