Relationships are not something that can be built in a day, nor can they be destroyed in one. Professor Mark Knapp came up with the idea that relationships grow over time and have different stages of progression. Relationships go through five stages before they are fully developed. The first stage is the initiating stage. This is when you meet a person for the first time and you begin to interact with them. This could be when you make eye contact with the person and start to talk to them or you could be sitting next to them and initiate a conversation. The second stage is the experimenting stage. This is when you begin to ask the person some personal questions to see if you have anything in common. Some questions you could ask would be "what do you do for fun?" or "what's your favorite type of music?" So you can get an idea of what they are interested in. The third stage of forming a relationship is the intensifying stage. This is the stage when you begin to be close friends. You start to hang out with them more often and you may meet each other's friends. The person may also express to you their feelings on life, fears they may have, and even their future. The fourth stage is the integrating stage. This stage is when you begin to share a deep commitment and see yourselves as a couple. This is the stage where you "define the relationship." The final stage of the relationship is the bonding stage. This stage is when the couple makes it publicly known that they are an item. This could include moving in with each other, getting engaged, or even getting married.
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