Stages of Love

Love in the heart was not meant there to stay. Love is not loved till you give it away. For love to be everlasting and eternal, everyone should be aware of different stages of love and know its significance. Following are the different stages which you will travel in your love life and only those who pass it will have an endless love. 

Attraction

Attraction can be defined as something, which is more than friendship and is a step towards getting ready for a relationship. It has two types: the physical and emotional attraction.

The physical attraction happens when your body reacts to another person. Heart rate increases; temperature rises, palms get sweaty; stomach flutters; throat tightens; etc. This is what will tell you that you are ready for the first contact and also whether you are comfortable in the company of the other person.

While the emotional attraction, develops next if the circumstances are right. After being drawn to a person physically, you then begin to come closer. If you find you have things in common, like your hobbies, ideologies, career, education, or some other common ground. Then an emotional attraction starts to form. Sometimes an emotional attraction can occur even when a physical attraction does not. And in this case, the bond will be stronger between the two who connect, since no preconceived notion based on physical appearance has occurred.

Intimacy

Intimacy is the feeling close and connected to someone. It developed through sharing and very good communications over time. These makes you want to share and offer emotional and material support to each other. It is a close association with another person of the deepest nature. You share your thought, feelings, secrets and dreams. You feel free to discuss everything with the person and you are absolutely comfortable in his company. Thus, intimacy develops gradually.  If you can’t establish intimacy with your partner, your relationship may work for a while, but is unlikely to endure throughout the years. Intimacy is actually the path to a true, healthy and beautiful relationship.

Intimacy tends to peak slower than passion and then gradually reduces to a relatively low level of manifest level of intimacy to return or exceed its earlier peak.

Romance

Romance is the essence of a relationship. Without romance your love life will not exist. Romance is the true identity of your love. It brings out your true self and helps you be a better lover, husband and partner. Romance is a celebration of the life you live as part of a couple. It springs naturally and originates from within your heart. It makes you do things that you possibly couldn’t have imagined to do otherwise. It shows you who you are and reminds you of the role you play in a relationship.

Romance is not responsibility but it is caring about your responsibility towards your lover and partner. Romance is the appreciation of two people who are celebrating the lucky coincidence that they found each other.

Passion

Passion is a desire for another person, which has grown to an intensity that can be ignored. This is often where an emotional relationship turns into a physical relationship turns into a physical relationship. The passion is very important. For from here you will understand the true meaning and nature of your relationship. If there is no passion then its best to let go but if there is passion in your relationship then it is time to go on to the next stage.

Passion is what makes you feel “in love” and is the feeling most associated with love. It also rises quickly and strongly influences and bases your judgment.

Passion is the drives that lead to romance, physical attraction, sexual consummation, and related phenomena.

Passionate arousal tends to occur at the beginning of relationships, peaks relatively quickly and then reduces to a stable level as a result of habituation. Following relationship termination, an individual’s capacity for passion appears to go negative for a period of time as the individual overcomes feelings of loss.

Commitment

Commitment is the decision that one loves someone else and… the commitment to maintain that love. The pledging to yourself and each other to strengthen the feelings of love and to actively maintain the relationship commitment is what makes you want to be serious, have a serious relationship and promise to be there for the other person if things get tough.

You will know this stage when you know that you want to spend your whole life with this person and you can do anything for him. It is when your whole world just revolves round your lover and you take a pledge to remain true to your partner throughout good and bad times, be by his/her side whenever he needs you.

Commitment grows through a series of day-to-day decisions to spend time together, care for each other, share possessions, and overcome problems even when that involves some personal sacrifice.

In successful relationships, the level of commitment rises relatively slowly at first, speeds up, and then gradually levels off. Where relationships fail, the commitment descends back towards the baseline. So you should think twice on your decision. You must spend time with each other that is the most important part in commitment.