Level Up!
There will come a time in a relationship that you and your partner will face the “next-level” predicament. But I’m curious. What exactly are the levels in a relationship?
I’ll state the obvious: Acquaintance, Friends, Dating, Exclusivity, Moving In, Engagement and then, lastly, Marriage. These are the levels that partners generally go through. I hope I didn’t miss anything. Anyway, some levels are skipped and they even have ’sub-levels’ like in terms of intimacy, physical and what not. Though, I can’t help but wonder, how important levels are to individuals in the dating scene?
For individuals who consider it important, several questions come to mind that I would like to find answers to:
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How do couples decide to move to the next level? i.e., How do you take frequent dates to become exclusive?
Are there conditions that have to be met in order to move up a notch?
It may seem strange to some of you, people, but there are individuals out there who are totally clueless about it. You do have to admit, dating is a combination of art and science. I mean — you can’t apply an exact formula to guarantee smooth sailing nor can you just adopt a ‘wing it’ attitude, if you catch my drift. Levels measure progress towards a goal, a science. The process involved often require pure instinct, it is after all an emotion we’re dealing with thus making it an art.
Anyway, that’s a totally different matter we can talk about on another day. For now, I’ll leave you to ponder on my questions. ;)
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