Love Over the Years

                                                      

One of the chapters that we have covered is on the basis of material intimacy. One of the questions that was brought up was, “does sexual relations become less fulfilling or exciting over time?” In my high school years I heard countless times arguments about sexual intimacy. Many of my peers believed that it was pointless to marry. Several of my friends believed that over time, sexual intimacy between a couple decreases. The intimacy becomes more like a close friendship.

                                                                                                                        

Sexual intimacy does change over time, and that change is a decline in frequency. As we age sex becomes less urgent and the desires change. But that doesn't change the sexual satisfaction. For a lot of couples, the sexual satisfaction improved over time. Frequency is independent from quality. Time changes almost everything, including intimacy. But we can see that if we grow strong as a couple within marriage, that intimacy changes for the better. Couples fall even more in love, and intimacy becomes more satisfying. Below is a video that shows the importance of the expression of love and how it helps couples grow closer together. You can see that there is a difference between the older and the younger couples, but the younger couples aren't any more in love than the older couples. It is more than just a friendship.