Relationships, just like life, have their own
stages. It starts off with infatuation and
goes through several stages along the way.
And these stages are like tests that check
your compatibility with each other.
Go wrong anywhere along the way, and
your relationship will take the brunt of the
fall.
Have you ever met a couple who seemed
like they were going to stay together
forever, but ended up breaking up a few
years later?
Perhaps, in all probability, they went wrong
in one of these stages of the relationship.
The 9 relationship stages that all couples
experience
Are you in a new relationship? Or are you
in a seasoned relationship with someone
you’ve been with for several years?
It doesn’t matter how long your
relationship has lasted, because all the
relationships will fit snugly in one of these
relationship stages.
Find your own relationship stage here, and
it’ll definitely help you understand your
own love life better.
Stage #1 The infatuation stage. This is the
first stage in every relationship. It almost
always starts with an intense attraction
and an uncontrollable urge to be with each
other. Both of you may be intensely
segxwally attracted to each other, or both of
you may just love the cuddles and each
other’s company. In this stage, both of you
overlook any flaws of each other and only
focus on the good sides.
Stage #2 The understanding stage. In this
stage, both of you start getting to know
each other better. You have long
conversations with your partner that
stretches late into the night, and
everything about your partner interests
and fascinates you. You talk about each
other’s families, exes, likes and dislikes and
other innocent secrets, and life seems so
beautiful and romantic.
Stage #3 The stage of disturbances. This
stage usually forces its way into a happy
romance after a few months of blissful
courting. Do you remember the first fight
or angry disagreement you and your
partner had? For the first time ever in the
relationship, both of you confront each
other over a conflict, even though it’s
sorted out quickly.
Stage #4 The opinion maker. In this stage,
both of you create opinions about each
other. As the months pass by, both of you
know what to expect from each other, and
you make an assumption about your
partner’s commitment towards the
relationship.
When these opinions and expectations
about your partner differ now and then in
real life, it can either leave you ecstatic or
depressed.
You don’t expect your man to buy you
flowers, but he does. You feel ecstatic. At
the same time, you expect him to pick you
up from the airport on time. But he arrives
an hour later because he forgot all about
picking you up. It depresses you.
Stage #5 The moulding stage. You have
your own expectations from an ideal
partner. And in this stage, both of you try
hard to mould each other to fit your own
wants in a perfect partner. This stage is a
lot about give and take, and both partners
constantly try to subtly convince each
other to change their behavior towards the
relationship. This is a power struggle, and
one that can end the relationship if both
partners are domineering.
Stage #6 The happy stage. If the
relationship survives past the moulding
stage, both of you may have changed
equally for each other and understood
each other’s expectations. In this stage,
the relationship cruises along perfectly and
both of you may be blissfully happy with
each other.
Almost always, this is the stage when both
of you feel like a perfect match. You may
even decide to get engaged or get married.
This happy stage is also the stage of
attachment when both of you truly feel
connected to each other and love each
other intensely.
Stage #7 The stage of doubts. It’s been
several years since both of you have been
in a relationship with each other. And
somewhere along the way, doubts start to
creep in. The intensity of the doubts
depend on how happy both of you are in
the relationship.
You start to think of your past
relationships, your exes, and other
prospective partners. You tie your
happiness in life with your relationship. If
you’re unhappy, you blame it on the
relationship.
In this stage, you start comparing your
relationship with other couples and other
relationships. Would your relationship
survive this stage? It definitely could, as
long as your relationship isn’t monotonous
and repetitive.
Stage #8 The s*xual exploration or bust
stage. This is the stage when your s*x life
starts to play a pivotal role. Both your s*x
drives may change or one of you may get
disinterested in s*x.
In this stage, you either give up on
passionate s*x or constantly look for ways
to make s*x more exciting. If s*xual
interests start differing here, one of you
may end up having an affair. But on the
other hand, if you find creative ways to
make s*x more exciting, your relationship
could get better and bring both of you a lot
closer.
Stage #9 The stage of complete trust. This
is the happy stage when both of you love
each other and trust each other
completely. But at the same time, the
unbreakable trust in each other could also
turn into taking each other for granted.
In this stage, both of you know the
direction of the relationship and both of
you are completely happy with each other
and find it easy to predict each other’s
behavior and decisions. But with stability
in love comes the urge to take each other
for granted.
As pleasant as this final stage of love may
be, it’s still no excuse to take each other
lightly or stop appreciating each other,
because love is an intense emotion that
can be rekindled by anyone else at any
time if you fail to express your romance to
your lover.
If you’re in a relationship for a while, you
may have experienced all or most of these
relationship stages. And if you’re still in a
young love, don’t let the dark side of these
relationship stages scare you.
Instead, look at these 9 relationship stages
as stepping stones into a better future,
one that’s filled with a lot of love and
happiness, just as long as both of you
remember to keep love alive all the time.
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