Relationships come in many forms. Some are romantic, as with boyfriends and girlfriends or spouses. Other relationships can be between friends and family. No matter what kind of relationship it is, it can make an impact on one’s life and can be viewed as “interpersonal exchanges that are inseparable from the larger social context” (Koh, Scallon, and Wirtz). Relationships are just that- bonds that we don’t want to be broken; people we never want to leave our lives. Having a relationship of any sort gives a sense of belonging with that person or group of people. In our society there are different classifications of friends. There’s the acquaintance we talk to occasionally when we see them, the friends we hang out with often, and then there’s
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The couples I observed were all sweet and not too affectionate in public; you didn’t see them kissing and grabbing each other in private places on campus. The first couple I saw were just walking together, the guy had his arm lightly around her, sort of a sign of claiming her as his girl. The second couple was similar to the first; they were holding hands, claiming each other. Both of these mannerisms are our social signs of saying “this is my significant other” and is also how we show them off to our society without rubbing it in people’s faces. The last couple I looked at was a band couple I see every day. They never cling to each other, and they are ok with each of them having friends of the opposite gender. Calling each other “babe” is pretty much the main way they show affection for each other in public. As mentioned above, the couples I observed knew what public decency was and were not about to violate that. With that, they were able to accept the circumstances and still be with the other person because their attraction towards them went beyond the physical attributes. “To love someone romantically is to experience a sudden and unrestrained passion for union with than unique person...” (Beichen). Because people in romantic relationships take their significant other for all of their attributes, they become incredibly close to each other, as if they fit with the other like a puzzle
The couples I observed were all sweet and not too affectionate in public; you didn’t see them kissing and grabbing each other in private places on campus. The first couple I saw were just walking together, the guy had his arm lightly around her, sort of a sign of claiming her as his girl. The second couple was similar to the first; they were holding hands, claiming each other. Both of these mannerisms are our social signs of saying “this is my significant other” and is also how we show them off to our society without rubbing it in people’s faces. The last couple I looked at was a band couple I see every day. They never cling to each other, and they are ok with each of them having friends of the opposite gender. Calling each other “babe” is pretty much the main way they show affection for each other in public. As mentioned above, the couples I observed knew what public decency was and were not about to violate that. With that, they were able to accept the circumstances and still be with the other person because their attraction towards them went beyond the physical attributes. “To love someone romantically is to experience a sudden and unrestrained passion for union with than unique person...” (Beichen). Because people in romantic relationships take their significant other for all of their attributes, they become incredibly close to each other, as if they fit with the other like a puzzle