Monday, July 10, 2006

The six stages of love



The six stages of love

Irish Independent
10 Jul 2006


How can romance last until your pension-drawing years? A new book claims to have the answers. CATHERINE TROY reports


Why do some relationships survive, while others crash? What happens when a couple hits a crisis? Is the relationship over, or is it possible to fall back in love with someone? In his book: I Love You But I’m Not In Love With You, marriage counsellor Andrew G Marshall looks at the six stages of love. He pinpoints the positive and negative aspects of each stage — and offers exercises on how to stay in love forever...


FIRST STAGE: BLENDING


Time period: First date to two years. Love is blind. Mary and Tom meet up, the earth moves... they spend every moment together. All differences are overlooked as they blend into one. Individual personalities are toned down. They discover new life experiences. If Mary is into opera and Tom is into dog-breeding, both immerse themselves in the others passions... read more...

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