public intimacy

As we discussed before spring break some couple have trouble with showing affection to their partners and this does not mean a lack of love. When I was growing up my parents had no problem showing eachother affection, kissing everyday before and after work, plus they were constantly touching eachother; holding hand, arms around waist...etc. I had a good neighbor friend and often went to her house. There, her parents were never on the same couch, didn't touch or kiss or show any affection to one another. As a child I assumed this did not mean love and was very sad for my nieghbor because I thought that her parents did not get along. Now that I am older I understand that everyone shows their love and affection in different ways. My friends have relationships and the same goes for them, some of those couples will be "all over eachother", while others feel uncomfortable around people. I know that affection is not always the best way to measure love.