Shawn spend vacation time fishing with friends from work. Jesse vacations with friends at the beach. Both Jesse and Shawn are comfortable with remaining in the relationship but leading separate lives. This includes intimacy as well as passion. Most people first experience romantic love during adolescence or early adulthood.
Romantic love includes closeness and physical arousal without commitment.
Robin and Shannon are high school students who met while working on the school newspaper. At first, they saw each other in group situations. They soon discovered that they shared many common interests and feelings. One night Robin offered Shannon a ride home after finishing the newspaper layout. They went out for pizza, held hands and shared a fantastic good night kiss.