By Geno McGahee
With age comes wisdom and enlightenment. Only experience can bring the personal evolution with society, leading to different paths to take. Much focus has been placed upon a notable and common change with people where they can find more intimacy with others while others become withdrawn and isolate themselves.
Intimacy versus isolation represents two different paths as both men and women face the choice. It has been reported that people between 19 and 40 find new meanings in some of their relationships, finding a newfound bond with others while others find exactly the opposite. A fear of being hurt or an inability to connect, isolation becomes a route that many take but it’s not a healthy option much of the time.
Intimacy is most important when dealing with relationships and partnerships. So many relationships fall apart because of the inability of one of the parties to open up and show emotions. With those that give into intimacy, they tend to find the connection they seek and the willingness to open up and be vulnerable and exposed becomes easier and easier as time goes by. They get to the point where their partner knows who they are and how they tick and it gives the team a chance to make it as far as they want to and last as long as they want to.
Isolation is a very difficult place to be for those that live alone but even more so for those that are in a relationship. Even though there may be a wanting to open up to their significant other, those that are unable to do so, find difficulty making a connection. A relationship suffering from isolation has a hard time making it to the finish line.
There are several factors that go into the isolation option:
Depression
Many suffer from depression and without mental health therapy, it can impact their relationships and stop any chance of true intimacy.
Stress
With the coronavirus impacting the world, stress is rampant and it is impacting many relationships. Isolation despite couples being placed together full time with the stay at home orders is happening more often than normal.
Fear
Past failures can hinder intimacy in future relationships. This fear can lead to isolation.
Intimacy versus Isolation represent the two roads that many take when it comes to relationships with the end goal to find the connection that they seek.
