question 3

A concept that I wish we could of discussed more from the book was intimate relationships. I have basically answers to a lot of the areas in my life, but when it comes to my intimate relationships, I seem to just miss the lessons every time. Intimate relationships are such a big part of our life. The media also puts a lot of pressure on people obtaining and sustaining intimate relationships. They are literally an obsession in our culture. For example, if a person doesn't want to get married and that isn't their ultimate goal, people tend to gasp and feel sorry for them. How come we have such an obsession with intimate relationships and we fear growing old alone. That is the biggest fear of so many people and to be honest i find it ridiculous. I am the opposite. I don't want to get married, I could care less about growing old and alone. But I get so many people startled by how I feel. I think this is because of the media. In every movie, there is always some love interest. Don't' get me wrong I love being in love, but I also know how to love being alone. I find myself constantly fighting the medias persuasion on love. I think intimate relationships are something we all could learn a thing or too about. It would also be nice to do some real-life exercises to practice communication in intimate relationships.