Week One: Social Trends and the Family

I think it is first important to understand how the term "intimacy" will be used.  According to Lauer, it, "involves love, affection, caring, and deep attachment to a friend, lover, spouse, or relative."  Therefore, we can have intimate relationships with a variety of people on a number of different levels or degrees.  This is to avoid loneliness, which is something that no one seeks after or wants.

There are many myths and misunderstanding as to how we should go about achieving proper levels of intimacy in our relationships with others.  Also, there are truths to be followed and research that can help us to properly define our connection to other people in order to live a healthy and happy life.  I hope to be able to provide some information that will help increase an understanding of how to avoid the fallacies of marriage and family life along with truths, studies, and theories that can enhance the marital and family life satisfaction.