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Relationship Stages (Intimacy (The intimacy stage is when you begin to be…
Relationship Stages
Intimacy
The intimacy stage is when you begin to be honest and open which talking about yourself. 
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The social penetration theory is when the breadth and depth of your communication begins to change.
Breadth concerns how many topics you and your partner talk about where depth concerns the degree to which you penetrate the inner personality of the other individual.
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People can be scared of becoming to intimate with another individual because they do not want to be hurt.
Deterioration
The deterioration stage is when the weakening of bonds between the parties become visible and the relationship starts to fail.
If a relationship no longer maximizes your pleasure or increases your self-esteem then it could be signs of it deteriorating.
Intrapersonal dissatisfaction is the first step of deterioration in which you start to think the relationship is no longer important.
The second phase is interpersonal deterioration in which you open up to your partner about these feelings of a failing relationship.
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I would be experiencing the deterioration phase if I began to feel lonely again with my significant other.
Dissolution
The dissolution stage is when the cutting of the bonds that tie you together take place.
Partners, parents, or even children can become enablers and help a family member with a destructive behavior.
The dissolution stage can have advantages and disadvantages.
It can be difficult because it may cause depression, ruin your ideas of good relationships, ruin your self-esteem, or even ruin family bonds.
The best way to deal with this stage is to take time out of your day for yourself, seek the support of family members, and be more cautious for the next relationship you enter.
I would be experiencing the dissolution stage if I was left lonely after a break-up.
Movement
Relationship turning points are significant events that have important consequences for the individual in the relationship.
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The commitment of desire, obligation, or necessity is the glue that holds together relationships.
I would be seen having a high relationship commitment if I avoided arguments and valued the bond that we share.
The amount of politeness you hold for the significant other can vary depending on the stage that you guys are in.
Contact
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I would be experiencing the contact stage if I was to look at someone's Facebook page that I have never seen before.
After the initial perceptual contact, it is usually followed by interactional contact in which basic information is shared among each other.
Invitational communication would also fall under the contact stage. It is when you ask to join them or be invited somewhere.
The first impression is usually through physical appearance, but also seeming warm and friendly can help as well.
Repair
Intrapersonal repair is the first part of the repair stage in which you analyze what went wrong and the different ways to fix the issue.
The interpersonal repair level is when you voice your ways of repairing the relationship with your significant other.
Recognize the problem, engage in productive conflict resolution, pose possible solutions, affirm each other, integrate solutions into your life, and risk are ways that can make a relationship work.
During the interpersonal repair level you negotiate new agreements and new behaviors to improve the new relationship.
I would be repairing a relationship if I was recognizing what the actual problem was with the relationship.
Involvement
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In this stage, people can be seen trying to learn more about the other person.
I would be experiencing the involvement stage if the amount we texted increased and the pictures became more personal.
It is during this stage in which people open themselves up to each other.