1 There Are 5 Stages To Every Relationship
So it turns out that there are 5 stages to every relationship. Some of these stages may surprise you, while others may seem pretty familiar. Read on to find out the five stages.
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A blonde and a lawyer
A blonde and a lawyer are seated next to each other on a flight from LA to NY.
The lawyer asks if she would like to play a fun game?
The blonde, tired, just wants to take a nap, politely declines and rolls over to the window to catch a few winks.
The lawyer persists and explains that the game is easy and a lot of fun.
He explains, "I ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer, you pay me $5.00, and vice versa.
" Again, she declines and tries to get some sleep. The lawyer, now agitated, says, Okay, if you don't know the answer you pay me $5.00, and if I don't know the answer, I will pay you $500.00."""
This catches the blonde's attention and, figuring there will be no end to this torment unless she plays, agrees to the game.
The lawyer asks the first question.
What's the distance from the earth to the moon?
The blonde doesn't say a word, reaches into her purse, pulls out a $5.00 bill and hands it to the lawyer.
Okay says the lawyer, "your turn."
She asks the lawyer, "What goes up a hill with three legs and comes down with four legs?"
The lawyer, puzzled, takes out his laptop computer and searches all his references, no answer.
He taps into the air phone with his modem and searches the net and the library of congress, no answer.
Frustrated, he sends e-mails to all his friends and coworkers, to no avail.
After an hour, he wakes the blonde, and hands her $500.00.
The blonde says, "Thank you," and turns back to get some more sleep.
The lawyer, who is more than a little miffed, wakes the blonde and asks, "Well, what's the answer?"
Without a word, the blonde reaches into her purse, hands the lawyer $5.00, and goes back to sleep.
And you thought blondes were dumb.
2 The Romance Stage
The first stage to any relationship is the romance stage. We fall in love as a kind of survival instinct, as we are programmed genetically to have offspring. Love is just natures way of encouraging us to procreate.
3 The Stability Stage
The third stage is the stability stage. Most couples never reach this stage, as the relationship usually ends in the power struggle stage. This occurs when both partners have figured out a way to deal with their conflicts.
4 The Power Struggle
The second stage of relationships is the power struggle. This is where both partners find out that their love wasn't actually love at all, and fights start to happen as the partners begin to find out about each other's flaws.
5 The Comfort/Commitment Stage
The commitment stage is the fourth stage of relationships. This occurs after both partners have gotten used to each other, and want to prove to each other that their love is real by committing to a long future together.
6 What Stage Are You In?
So, what stage is your relationship in? Have you made it past the power struggle stage? Are you well on your way to the co-creation stage? Or are you still in the romantic stage?
