This is a relational commitment. In the process of being connected with one another we maintain our individuality. Teens are still teens. Adults are still adults. Men are still men.
Women are still women.
Each of our personalities remains in tact. We do not become less of who we are in the process of becoming one with each other. To the contrary, we are enhanced as each age, gender, and temperament brings into the body a greater balance because of what each one has to offer. Unity comes out of diversity. Although we are one body, we do not all look the same, act the same, or have the same function and gifting.