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When we meet someone new and begin spending time with them, these stages can seem scary and can inflict doubt. I hope to shed some light on these stages and help you feel more comfortable with experiencing them for yourself. First Stage: New Relationship Bliss. The first stage in most new relationships is bliss!
- Not recognizing differences between you both that are attractive in the short term but will repel in the long term. When we're dramatically different from someone, that difference is often initially very attractive.
- Overlooking warning signs because of sentiment. Have you ever wondered why people sour so dramatically on partners they once liked enough to marry? This happens because romantic relationships largely operate on overall sentiment.
- Parading your new partner to meet all your friends. A common belief is that if your friends don't like your new partner, then they're a bad choice for you.
- Not maximizing the growth possibilities. This point is different from all the other points so far. Whether a relationship ends up being long-term or not, new relationships have tremendous potential to help individuals grow.
- There are constant "if-onlys." Whether it is you, your partner, or both of you having these thoughts, it's a bad sign if there is always a sense that the relationship could be satisfying if only a certain thing fundamentally changed.
- You don't feel understood. Maybe you feel that you are loved under certain conditions only, or you keep up a facade for your partner. This can get in the way of true emotional intimacy and feel empty over time — the idea that your partner wouldn't genuinely love the "real" you, if you were truly allowing yourself to be that person.
- You feel drained by your partner, even when they're not being particularly draining. In any relationship, there are times when one partner takes more than gives; equal and perfect reciprocity can rarely be maintained all the time.
- You hide major parts of your partner from friends and family. Perhaps you cover up your partner's drinking or lie about how well they treat others. Maybe you're ashamed to admit how often you fight, or you find yourself censoring the fact that your partner has a long-standing problem with gambling, or you've lost trust in their faithfulness.
- Kristine Fellizar
- Your Partner Isn’t Consistent With Their Communication. At the beginning of a relationship, texting, calling, and messaging might happen often. But if your partner is no longer predictable or consistent with their communication, Emily Pfannenstiel, a licensed professional counselor who specializes in therapy for women, tells Bustle that's not a great sign.
- Your Partner Isn't Their Genuine Self Around You. By the three-month mark, both you and your partner should feel comfortable being yourselves around each other, according to Samantha Daniels, dating expert and founder of Samantha’s Table Matchmaking.
- They Don't Invite You To Hang Out With Their Friends. If your partner starts making more plans with friends and isn't making the effort to include you, Morgenstern says, that's an early sign your relationship may not last.
- Your Partner Doesn't Find Small Ways To Keep Moving The Relationship Forward. In order to create a well-balanced dynamic in the early stages, you shouldn't be initiating everything as your relationship goes on.
- Laken Howard
- You *Only* Feel Passion/Lust. In the honeymoon phase, it's totally normal to get swept up in a passionate whirlwind of lust, and feel like you can't get enough of your new partner.
- You Feel Like You Can't Fully Be Yourself. For a relationship to last long-term, it's so important to feel like you can always be your genuine, authentic self around your partner.
- Your Partner Communicates Infrequently. Every couple has different standards for how much or little they communicate with each other, but in the beginning of a relationship, it doesn't bode well for the future if you feel like your partner doesn't prioritize you, and communicates less frequently than you'd like.
- You Don't Like Their Friends. The company we keep says a lot about who we are, and if you realize early on that you can't stand your partner's friends, that could indicate that you're not really compatible long-term.
Feb 25, 2021 · New relationship energy (NRE) refers to the intense passion that is common in a new relationship. Desire quickly ramps up due to changes in signals in the brain, but eventually, habituation...
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Sep 12, 2016 · If the answer is yes, then chances are you’re on the right track. Learn the key stages of the new relationship timeline that are important to keep your relationship healthy and moving forward to something fulfilling.
