Intimacy & Dating

● Intimacy is not limited to sex or sexuality ● Intimacy can be shared between friends, family and/or people in romantic relationships Recap..

● Intimacy can be defined as: o Mental, emotional or physical closeness o A close, familiar, and affectionate personal/ communal relationship o Feeling or atmosphere of closeness and openness towards someone or something else- not necessarily involving sexuality o An act or expression serving as a token of familiarity or affection: the intimacy of using first names o A sexual liberty Intimacy Definition

1.Physical Intimacy ● Sensual proximity or touchingpro o Example: being inside someone's personal space, holding hands, hugging, kissing, and sexual activity 1.Emotional Intimacy ● Develops after a certain level of trust has been reached and personal bonds have been established.trustpersonal bonds o Example: occurs when the trust level and communication between people allows the sharing of each other's innermost selves. It is a mutual self disclosure Types of Intimacy

3. Cognitive/ Intellectual Intimacy ● Takes place when people exchange thoughts, share ideas and enjoy similarities and differences between their opinions- o Example: expression of one’s thoughts free of judgment; based on respect for individuality 4. Experiential Intimacy ● People get together to actively involve themselves with each other o Example: people who share the same hobby, practice the same religion, sport or mutual activities **REMEMBER: these types of intimacies can occur between any combination of people ** Types of Intimacy Cont...

● In groups of 3-4, select a type of intimacy discussed and create a skit communicating an example of that type of intimacy ● All group members must have an active role in the skit ● You will present it to the class Group Activity- Intimacy SKIT!