Week 5

The topic I'm going to touch on about this weeks classes is when we discussed disclosure in relationships and intimacy. I thought it was interesting because we discussed the differences of intimacy. I've always thought that there were different types of love and that each one had its own level of intimacy. I think as we get older we think that younger people, such as those in high school, don't fall in love or don't understand it. But the real question isn't if they understand it but how they understand at that point in their life. I know I was in love with a boy in 2nd grade and I remember chasing him around all the time. To me at that age, I was in love. My understanding of it was I thought he was cute and I wanted him to pay attention to me. When I was 14 I fell in love with someone I met at an EFY, a youth program and at that time love was flirting and having someone to confide in and someone to be committed to. Now at 20, I am in love with a man who I've known for 3 years. It's a whole new level of intimacy. We consult with each other. We lean on one another. We trust each other. We care about each others feelings. We know so many different things about each other and we love to be around each other. I love that the chapter about love touched on different kinds of love. We all love someone, it's just a matter if how we love someone.