Relationship Stages: Falling In Love

2024 Author: Harry Day | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 15:43

If you are in a relationship or want to enter into one, it is important to know about the 7 stages of a relationship. Understanding what period you are currently in will add awareness to the relationship and the strength to go through it. And also, which is important, you can get information about what is relevant at a certain stage and what you need to do as a partner in a couple.

Throughout the week, I will post information on each period. I collected it from various sources and supplemented it with my own knowledge.

So, the 7 stages of a relationship:

1. Falling in love

2. Addiction

3. Quarrels (also called a period of disgust)

4. Patience

5. Service

6. Friendship

7. Love

In different sources, the name of the stages may differ, but this does not change the essence.

LOVE

Falling in love always comes into our life unexpectedly and unconsciously. It arises on its own, it cannot be prevented or drowned out by force. Falling in love is not a conscious choice, but a manifestation of instinct. Lovers satisfy their need for love, attention, affection, they value each other and admire, but only temporarily. This period is described in love stories, songs and films. But this is where it all ends, and we naively believe that this should always be the case, and this is how we deceive ourselves.

A “splash” of hubbubs puts pink glasses on lovers, and they see everything in a rainbow bright color. They feel euphoric, which dulls the fears and doubts associated with the relationship in general.

What is important at this stage:

• Expressing your needs and fears and letting your partner do the same is vital!
• Allowing yourself and your partner to be imperfect right now, this is precisely the true uniqueness of each person.
• Don't be afraid to show your weaknesses.
• Try to look at each other objectively, to idealize less. Better to give up the ideal at the very beginning. The more the partner is idealized, the greater the bitterness of disappointment.

What to do?

When we fall in love, we show our positive sides and at the same time ignore the disadvantages of our partner.

• Falling in love is a very resourceful state! Use it to understand your beloved, to achieve intimacy with him in both pluses and minuses. Try to soberly assess what you want to close your eyes to. Get to know the cons through the ideal qualities that he / she shows.
• It is important to be yourself and open up to your partner. Don't ask too much of your loved one - let them be themselves too. It is much better to fall asleep with an imperfect, but dear and beloved person than waiting for the ideal in a lonely cold bed.

Love crisis - everyday life. When you start living together, romance becomes less, and everyday petty problems accumulate. There is irritation and dissatisfaction with each other.

True love is also valuable because it is not just a gift of fate, but also the result of your joint efforts with your partner. Therefore, you need to go through each stage correctly and learn to be in a relationship.

The period of the stage of falling in love is from one to three years.