1. Intimacy & Dating Relationships
Intro to Wellness

2. In to me see: sharing who we are with another person; ability to feel vulnerable with someone and still feel safe; emotional connection
Four Domains of Intimacy
Cognitive or Intellectual
Experiential
Emotional
Physical
What is intimacy?

3. Cognitive or Intellectual Intimacy
Exchange thoughts, ideas, & opinions
Cognitive or Intellectual Intimacy

4. Experiential Intimacy
Involvement in mutual activities
Experiential Intimacy

5. Share feelings, empathize, understand each other
Emotional Intimacy

6. Physical closeness, touching, sexual activity
Physical Intimacy

7. Stages of Dating Relationships
Infatuation
Short-term, intense attraction to someone new
Based on physical, sexual attraction, status, personality
Think about the other person all the time, spend all your free time with the other person and not with other friends, go out of your way to see the other person, don't want to hear anything negative about the other person, tend to make high risk choices, seeing the person as perfect, obsession
Many times infatuation will end as a new person becomes object of desire
Other times infatuation may mature as people get to know each other over time
Stages of Dating Relationships

8. Stages of Dating Relationships
Discovery
The initial excitement of being together is subdued so you can discover who the other person really is
You and your partner figure out each other’s quirks and things that bug you
Figure out things that you like and respect about the other person
You may discover that you are not right for each other after the infatuation has worn off
Stages of Dating Relationships

9. Stages of Dating Relationships
Commitment
The relationship is settled, you know that you are together
Share similar values, beliefs, interest, personality
There is a concern for well-being of the other
Relationship is built on trust and communication
Stages of Dating Relationships