Intimacy

"We held hands once in a while and we kissed once or twice, but that was it. I don't what I meant to her. I think she was bored of being the prettiest, smartest, and most popular girl in the world. She wanted to get a little crazy, you know? She wanted to get a little smudged. And I was the smudge. But, hey, I was kind of using her, too. After all. I suddenly became popular. Because Penelope had publicly declared that I was cute enough to ALMOST date, all of the other girls in the school decided that I was cute, too. Because I got to hold hands with Penelope, and kiss her good-bye when she jumped on the school bus to go home, all of the other boys in school decided that I was a major stud."

Is this kid of intimacy even real? I don't think this is a romantic relationship. I mean throughout the book they get closer, and each of them know each other's secrets. They have some type of intimacy, but I don't think they love each other romantically. My boyfriend and I are a lot more than that. We talk and understand each other in more ways than one. Being physical doesn't mean anything if you aren't learning about one another. It just doesn't seem like they even care about the real relationship. Only dating someone for popularity or to make your dad mad is not intimacy. It's pseudo-intimacy for sure.