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Natural Stages in A Primary Love Relationship

The document outlines 5 natural stages in a primary love relationship: 1) Attraction, 2) Power Struggle, 3) Awareness, 4) Transformation, and 5) Real Love. It notes that most relationships end during the power struggle stage. The later stages involve learning about oneself, one's mate, and relationships to transform how one expresses love from needing to having their partner meet their needs to willingly choosing to meet their partner's needs.

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Natural Stages in A Primary Love Relationship

The document outlines 5 natural stages in a primary love relationship: 1) Attraction, 2) Power Struggle, 3) Awareness, 4) Transformation, and 5) Real Love. It notes that most relationships end during the power struggle stage. The later stages involve learning about oneself, one's mate, and relationships to transform how one expresses love from needing to having their partner meet their needs to willingly choosing to meet their partner's needs.

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NATURAL STAGES IN A PRIMARY LOVE RELATIONSHIP

STAGE I ATTRACTION
(COMMITMENT)

STAGE II POWER STRUGGLE

I LOVE YOU

MOST PRIMARY LOVE RELATIONSHIPS END DURING THE POWER STRUGGLE

BEYOND THE NATURAL STAGES IN A PRIMARY LOVE RELATIONSHIP


STAGE III AWARENESS STAGE IV TRANSFORMATION
PHILIA (Friendship)

STAGE V REAL LOVE


SEX (Physical drive)

AGAPE (Altruism) LEARNING ABOUT YOURSELF LEARNING ABOUT YOUR MATE LEARNING ABOUT REALTIONSHIP USING WHAT YOU LEARNED IN THE AWARENESS STAGE

EROS ( Passion)

I LOVE YOU

I LOVE YOU!

BECOMES

I LOVE YOU

Aha ! I think you can meet my needs

I choose to meet your needs which you enable me to do by meeting my needs

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