Sexuality Case

Sexuality is a large part of our lives in society today and in every society before us. As is the aspect of perspectives on relationships. Life, in a way, revolves around these two aspects and invades our minds like a helpless plague. We naturally focus on sex and relationships without our conscious efforts. It is imperative to explore the interests in both sexuality through life and perspectives on relationships.

Sexuality is a riveting topic that, believe it or not, starts with infancy. Sigmund Freud states that sexual development starts at birth. The book Life-span Human Development states that Freud says that, "...we are born, he said, with a reserve of sexual energy redirected toward different parts of the body as we develop."(Life-Span. Freud. Pg. 401). The proof of this is all around us shown on a daily basis, from infancy to adult hood beginning with biting, sucking, and other oral tendencies that infants have to the more intimate act of sexual intercourse that takes place between two, or more, adults. And I believe that the reason our sexuality progresses is not only because of our bodies and that they are maturing, but also because of our psyche.

I also think that it is part of our sexuality as well as our nature that leads us towards being attracted to others of the same or opposite sex. I know that when we are young our attachment is mainly towards our parents, because they are our protector and that they are the ones that nurture us till we are adult. Though as we grow older I believe that the attachment between parent and offspring weakens to a degree because we start to try and feel accepted by our friends and peers and then by members of the opposite sex as we try and form relationships with others.

Relationships are simply a grand friendship that involves more things such as commitment, intimacy, and, I believe, more trust than before. The longest lasting relationship that most people have though is the one that is with their parents as it lasts to the end of the parent's life time usually. Even when we are adults and we are with our spouses for years on end, we still keep friends around, people that we think we can confide in, which is beneficial both mentally and physically. Even though it seems that when we reach adulthood that our friends seem to fade away, minus the longtime friends or others that have been there for about the same amount of time, but I personally believe that in this day and age it is not the case as much as maybe it used to be.

So in the end it is our psyche and the maturation of our bodies that makes out sexual curiosity and desire for it grow. From infants to adults we are sexual beings, it is only the level of intensity and the growth of our bodies. And that it is our sexuality and our attachment that leads to relationships and constant changing of social networks.