Intimacy is a sense of closeness one might feel for another person in one's life. Intimacy is not strictly romantic or essential sexual, there is platonic intimacy. In regards to an intimate relationship with another, one might feel the ability to be connected or open with another both physically and emotionally. Michelle said about intimacy that it is the ability to "bar your soul and body to another human being" while Tony laughed, embarrassed by the question and explained that intimacy is "emotional security with your partner". Matt believed that “Intimacy means having a physical, i.e. sexual, relationship with a person.” Brad thought that intimacy was "a bond so personal that you only have it with one person and you want to keep it hidden from everyone else." Chloe established her opinion by saying that intimacy is a connection [physical or emotional] felt between people when they have really let their guard down and want to get closer. Brittany, once again, felt very strongly about her response, her thoughts were that “Intimacy is the act of expressing love with one another. While love is used to quantify an emotion, intimacy is used as a way to express it on a different level. Intimacy is the act of lovemaking expressed in art form between two people, it differs from lovemaking by the connection on a deeper level than lovemaking, by the connection between the two