Dating and Relationships: 3 Stages of Attachment

When you are attracted to someone and spend time together, there are 3 Stages of Attachment (SOA): 1. Just Dating. 2. In a Relationship; and 3. Having a Partnership.

Understanding your stage of attachment to another is critical. Does your stage match his/ hers? Mismatches of attachment usually create difficulties in most areas. Those areas could be communication, compromise, making plans, frequency of contact, affection, sex, loyalty, and, of course, the ”C-word”--- commitment.