Is it normal to like the intimacy of sex..

Is it normal to like the intimacy of sex/sexual interactions. Just as much or more than actual sex?

For me there's just something about the trust, privacy, and mystery of it all. I'll give you 3 examples.

Ok so one time I hooked up with this really hot chick that I wanted for years! The sex was phenomenal! But the lasting effects were even better. Just being able to see touch, taste, and smell her. Felt more satisfying than anything. I remember she was bent over doggystyle. And just being able to see her butthole was so mesmerizing! Just thinking wow! This is what it looks like. I remember rubbing her asshole with my thumb and fingering her with my middle finger. And going to the bathroom for a brief moment just to savor and remember the smell. And tasting it and feeling it was a whole journey in itself.

I hooked up with a former Teacher once. And having her mouth wrapped around my dick. While gripping her ass with my fingers wedged in between her asshole and pussy. Was so mind altering and satisfying. Because at one point I would've never thought I would be able to experience it.

And for the last example. I hooked up with a former coworker once. And I remember she was working off in the distant. And I remember having a moment just thinking wow nobody else in this store really knows her on this intimate like I do. It makes you feel so honored to experience another person on such a intimate level idk.

I feel like we as people don't really talk about the mental euphoria and satisfaction of sex. As much as we do for the physical. And no I wouldn't call this a fetish. It feel natural, damn near instinctual. Maybe it's because smell and taste are some of our strongest senses. And because we love exclusivity. And because privacy in itself is so intimate.

Is this normal? And does anybody else think or have similar feeling as this? Let me know.