The 8 Stages of Dating

Are you currently dating? Do you need dating advice? Are you new to the dating world and wondering what the stages or roadmap of a relationship journey might look like? If so, we made this video just for you. New year, new relationship(s), and new people.

The stages of relationships are: attraction, acquainting, building trust, going on dates, seducing, honeymoon, doubting, or commitment and stability. Which of these relationship or dating stages do you find yourself and your partner relating to? Did we miss any stages?

Whether you're single, going on dates, or in the LGBTQ community, we hope this video can reflect the typical journey as well.

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Credits:
Script Writer: Elliot Figueira
Script Editor: Steven Wu
VO: Amanda Silvera
Animator: Lesly
YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong

[Psychgo]

Who here is watching this video even though you're single? Comment below and we might even connect you :D

[DaisyDrawingOficial]

1- Liking them
2- Realizing they don’t like me
3- Trying not to cry
4- Cry

[Mamson]

I think my relationships go more like:

1. Attraction
2. Learning more about each other
3. Building comfort and trust
4. Realising I was just imagining it

[BirdHouseBirdy]

Me: Enters a relationship
Also Me: *Jumps straight to the doubting stage*

[Metro]

Stage 1: Attraction
Stage 2: Learning more about eachother
Stage 3: Building Trust
Stage 4: Meeting her boyfriend

[shizumeru_]

"Stage 7, doubts usually start to creep in after a few years" Well I must be a speedrunner because the doubts creep in after a week.

[ossen]

The most important relationship in life is the one with the person that you see in the *mirror*

[CRWYT]

Stage 1: Attraction
Stage 2: Learning more about them
Stage 3: Building comfort and trust
Stage 4: Finding out she already has a boyfriend

[annakralova]

As a person with really low self-esteem, I went through the doubt stage through the whole relationship. But as the relationship progressed, I was more confident about myself and got through the stage. After year and half, it's easy to say that this stage is behind me even though it seems surreal.

I have to say one thing though... I'm lucky. From my point of view it's hard to find someone who would accept you the way you are, won't rush things, and respect your fears and help you overcome them

[cooperhernandez]

Me: All I want are snuggles
But all I get are struggles

[NoOne-bpoe]

Dating stages: exist
Me: can't relate

[sleepytimeslump]

1.) attraction
2.) learning more about them
3.) building trust
4.) waking up and realizing you’re going to die alone

[tpqcvvs]

Stage 1: Attraction
Stage 2: Learning more from each other
Stage 3: Waking up

[keikoocean]

1- attraction
2- learning more about them
3- building comfort and trust
4- actually going on dates
5- seduction
6- the honeymoon phase
7- the doubting phase
8- commitment and stability

[lindsaylimes]

I never found the guy at frist attractive it was more like when he started talking to me and then I started like him. Then later I realised he was good looking.

[madeleinep.]

I'm in my first relationship right now, but with my boyfriend, I think the first time I started to have true romantic feelings for him was on our first date. Even though I was definitely starting to like him before that, I think that realization really set in as I got to know him better. Being attracted to someone's personality is definitely the most important part, and I'd say looks are just a bonus.

[seroma]

The regular relationship works like that for me:

1. General liking
2. Approaching the other person, narrowing down the environmental distance
3. Getting to know them
4. Asking them out on activities, such as hiking, going to the movies, ice cream, looking for books A.K.A dates
5. Telling them what I like them for, attributes I like
6. Meeting them in the evening for a drink or for a walk
7. Asking them if they're comfortable with me coming up after some time of doing so
8. Watching series together at their place
9. Asking for a sleepover on the couch or in their bed, if they're curious enough, snuggling a little bit/just enjoying their proximity
10. Starting to touch their wrist or wind their hair
11. Kissing and touching
12. Getting to know the other ones body in further detail...🌷
13. The euphoric stuff
14. Rewarding them at some occasions such as an anniversary with a weekend in some hotel that is located somewhere interesting
15. Basically doing stuff together that you grew into doing together, travelling for holidays together.
16. Never got to this stage yet.

Any tips? All my relationships held for 2 years and a couple months and they all ended on the same line 'It's not your fault, I don't feel it anymore. You've been ever so grateful to me, but I can't keep this up'

Any initiative to be taken?

[chrollophylll]

0:36 attraction
1:05 learning more about them
1:29 building comfort and trust
2:04 actually going on dates
2:32 seduction
3:07 the honeymoon phase
3:47 the doubting phase
4:33 commitment and stablity

[theomoment]

i just wanna say:

*its okay to not have a relationship like this! it’s ok to skip stages, it’s ok to not have a seduction stage or not do passionate/sexual things at all!! your relationship is valid regardless if it fits this specific mold !!*

i love the video tho i just ;; i feel like it treats this as the only option which it’s totally not

[maxhertzfeld]

Stage 1: Liking them
Stage 2: Them liking me back
Stage 3: Waking up from my dream