Relationship Development

1. An ethical challenge people experience when developing relationships would include something like marriage, but all relationships follow a developmental path which can help understand the challenges that you can have in a relationship. Some people can go through these stages pretty easily, but just like with any relationship the pains of development can bring up very bad issues for the person. When we are kids the way we are able to negotiate may mirror what has gone on in our childhood, so if we are messed up as kids or if something happens to stall this development it will affect us later on as adults when we get into relationships. There are 5 stages that can help with relationships, the first is symbiosis which is usually the first thing

This is when both people in the relationship start to realize the differences that they have between each other, this is when disappointment first occurs and the fantasy has been uplifted everyday. Life is starting to happen and your living life around each other and this is when conflict can start to arise. This stage usually starts when something significant happens like living together, you start to see your own uniqueness and start learning how to negotiate with your partner, but not everyone can do this. So, they leave in search of that next dream person to look for. The biggest hurdles for relationships is usually doing these first two stages. The third stage is called practicing. This is when the relationship is strong enough that each person in the relationship can now pursue some of their own interests and things that they might like, you become more focused on yourself and use the relationship for a safe place to come to whenever the world is too much. This is also, a time when you learn how to keep the relationship strong but at the same time support each other in individual endeavors. Many things can happen during this stage that can make it difficult such as if someone thinks that a partner might leave in a relationship they might somehow try to control what that other person is doing. During this stage either both people are doing there own thing which doesn’t make for much of a relationship or one is pulling away while the other is pulling close which can cause conflict. Affairs may be more likely to occur at this fragile time in the relationship. The fourth stage rapprochement is when you’re trying to bring intimacy back into the relationship. After a couple has established more of themselves in the relationship this is when they can have further intimacy with each other, this is where you can find the balance between togetherness and separation. You can be the most vulnerable in this stage, but problems