Dating Stages and Measuring the Break Up Stages
Setting the stage can be a fairly predictable because in most cases both parties are shy, but curious.
You first look at each other and are curious and find interesting features about each other.
In the second, stage you are getting to know each other a little bit better by asking and answering each others curiosity questions.
In third stage, the interest is very high and you want to see each other more with every passing day.
In the fourth stage of your relationship you are on auto pilot and a possible marriage is in the horizon.
Stage One of the relationship: This is from the first date to a month later: Your interest in each other is just starting up but with a lot of anxiety.
One looks forward to the next phone call, email or text message.
You get butterflies when waiting for the knock on the door to go out on the next date.
You are now wearing your best clothes, shining your shoes, wearing clean socks, and bringing her flowers.
One is thinking, what I can do next to impress them, or what interesting place can we share a memory.
Enjoying each other company, the romance and building of the fire inside is what both parties want to keep it going to the next level of the evolution.
Stage Two of the relationship: Now you are up to 3 months and the relationship is going well.
You are getting to know each other a little more every day enough to feel relaxed and be real to each other.
You are now getting more comfortable with that special somebody.
Now you are wearing a shirt that is straight from the dryer without ironing it.
The phone calls are getting longer everyday.
You feel a little light headed when that person calls you and you see the name displayed on your cell phone.
You are presenting this special someone into your world by making plans with friends and group functions.
Stage Three of the relationship: Now you are getting there just after 6 months into the relationship.
Physical and emotional attractions are steaming up inside the room.
Passion is in the air when you start buying flowers regularly.
You like each other a lot.
You are holding hands everywhere.
You feel so comfortable around each other you invite your date over to your place even though you have not even picked the newspaper off the floor.
You feel a sense of give and take.
Now you are even comparing the likes and dislikes to each other.
Stage Four of the Relationship: Now you are on automatic pilot 9 months has past by: I can not believe you made it this far.
It's a bona fide relationship.
You love each other, though you may not have said it yet.
You've seen each other's flaws and find them adorable.
At least for a little a while until problems come up, but for now you are happy.
Not only are you in the car together, you can take turns driving each other car around.
Now you start planning the weekend trips with each other.