stages definition

• Stage 1

  intra-psychic stage
• Intra-psychic stage 


  a person admits to themselves that they are dissatisfied with their relationship
• stage 2 


  dyadic
• dyadic stage

  when a person confronts their partner and voices their dissatisfaction
• third stage

  social phase
• social phase 


  telling friends and family about their relationship situation. They tend to take sides
• Fourth stage 


  Grave-dressing
• grave-dressing


  left their partner, both construct versions of why broke down

  usually minimising their faults and maximising partners faults
• Extension stage (2006)


  ressurection phase
• resurrection phase 


  move beyond pain and distress associated with ending relationship and experience personal growth