1st stage: Romantic Feelings: In this stage of love you feel exhilarated and even “high” You feel infatuated in this stage of love.
2nd stage: Physical Attraction: (the “lovesick” phase) You are trying to shape your lover into your ideal partner. The infatuation is wearing off, strong emotional attachment starts to set in.
3rd stage: Emotional Attachment: Unconditional acceptance. Emotional attachment involves commitment. A fear of intimacy prevents many from reaching this love stage.
Love isn’t just a vehicle that brings happiness and contentment to your life (or bitterness and pain!). Love is a living, dynamic creature that changes, grows, and needs attention — and you must nurture it. In all three stages of love, your love reveals who you really are, in all your glory and weakness.