Relationship Stages-Romantic

Relationships are on my mind, especially new ones. I pop into a divorce, separation and dating group on Facebook every once in a while and leave some breadcrumbs of my wisdom. The questions I see posted there show me the state of modern relationships. It isn’t pretty. One thing that would help a lot of them is to understand the stages of a relationship.

Everybody Loves the Romantic Stage

The first stage is the Romantic Stage. Everybody loves the romantic stage. What most people don’t understand is that it only lasts 18 months to 2 years. Then it’s done. And guess what, most relationships end at the 2 year mark. When the warm feelings wear off many assume they are with the wrong partner. They aren’t. It’s time to for the relationship to go deeper.

In future articles  will be focus on helping you understand the five stages of a relationship. I’m hopeful the dating world will be opening up soon, (post pandemic). It will help you daters to know the stages your relationship will go through so you don’t bail too soon. The world is kind of out of practice when it comes to dating. Let’s do it more wisely now than we have in the past. My wish for you is relationship success!

Here are the stages:

• Romantic Stage
• Power Struggle or Conflict Stage
• Stability or Stasis Stage
• Commitment Stage
• Co-Creation Stage

Stay tuned!