In the nuptial meaning of the body, there’s a beautiful understanding of mutual belonging. My beloved. This phrase resounds throughout the Song of Songs. “I am my beloved’s, and his desire is for me” (Song of Songs 7:10). Here, possession is not domination; ownership is not reduction to an object. Instead, “my beloved” speaks of mutual giving and receiving. When spouses are united in one flesh, experiencing the mutual gift of masculinity and femininity, the meaning of the body is preserved.
