Many people do not cope with the large flow of information that the modern world presents, everything is mixed up in their heads and they really believe that love exists within the stereotypical framework that is indicated at the beginning of the article. I propose to destroy this wall of ignorance of what true love is and consider what stages it includes.
Stages of development of love The evolution of love generally includes 7 stages, each of which has its own characteristics and approximate time frame. However, they do not limit in any way how long it really takes a couple to go through these stages, because in any relationship everything is individual, there are no absolutely similar couples. Therefore, do not be surprised that your friends go through the stages slowly, but for you they flew by quickly enough. It may even happen that the pair returns to its original stage - this is called "cyclicality". You need to understand that every relationship develops in its own way and the speed of their development depends on many factors: on the character, on the degree of attachment, or in general on life circumstances that you cannot influence. The main subject of the article will be the characteristics of the candy-bouquet period, however, we will briefly touch on all subsequent steps in the development of love in a relationship.
1. Falling in love This stage is the main focus of the article, because it is called the candy-bouquet, the most romantic period in a couple's life. It is characterized by a strong feeling of falling in love and euphoria from it. Often in Russia they joke that this is the only legal drug, its influence is so strong. In the male and female organisms, captured by a strong feeling, there is real chemistry at this stage in the development of relationships.
2. Satiation This is a natural phase after you are oversaturated with feelings, which eventually become boring and cause a calmer effect. It can be compared with the removal of "pink" glasses: the rationality of thinking returns, allowing you to take a sober look not only at the advantages, but also at the weaknesses of the partner. 3. Disgust It would seem, how can one feel disgust for someone who has previously evoked the most pleasant feelings? But this stage is just as inevitable for the further development of relations as all the others. It focuses on the deliberate search for the partner’s shortcomings, his flaws are seen as so disgusting that thoughts appear: “How could it be possible to meet with her (s) at all?”, “Yes, what did I find in her (-s) (-la) ? In a relationship, nit-picking begins, everything in a loved one begins to annoy, quarrels, disagreements appear from this, and the only way out is to end the relationship. Do not rush to cut the ends - the next stage is coming.
4. Humility Not all couples will move to this stage of development, many will give up everything and they will have to start with a candy-bouquet period with another partner. The stage of humility brings a long-awaited peace. A man and a woman begin to understand that they both have both minuses and pluses, and most importantly, that this is normal! They come to terms with this fact.
5. Respect At this stage, selfishness shifts to the background: you want to do something not for yourself, but for her (-him). There is a sincere concern for each other, support not for the sake of mutual assistance, but just like that.
6. Friendship This step is very important. After a thorny path, you become much closer, you are not afraid to trust and open up.
7. Love And now comes the long-awaited last stage in the development of relationships - love. Not everyone understands how difficult it is to love: to give in somewhere, but in some matters, on the contrary, show firmness, sincerely care, be responsible for each other's feelings, support and be sincere.