Stage 1
this stage occurs prior to marriage and within the
first several years (between 1 - 5 years), after couples tie the knot. It is characterized by passion and strong feelings of romance. In this stages the spouse don't find fault in each other because there love is still in the climax, they tend to forgive each other easily, and in this stage the husband helps out in all area, in the kitchen, house chores, and even go on a vacation to beach, holiday for themselves.
Stage 2
unfolds when couples may become disillusioned with the reality that it takes hard work to make marriages and families happy and stable. Distractions such as balancing school, work, finances, children, and extracurricular activities can decrease the time couples have to spend with each other to communicate and nurture their marital friendship. this stage also involve when the love is divide between the couples, where the love of the woman is directed towards the children, the care, attention and in this stage the couples begin to find faults in each other.
Stage 3
inevitably occurs as couples contemplate whether or not they would like their marriages to continue. The reality is that more than 40% of couples eventually decide to dissolve their marital unions. The rest decide to adjust to marriage with contentment or resignation—the latter resigning themselves to the fact that their marriages probably aren’t going to get much better. However, a growing number of married couples have decided to work on their marital friendship by gaining new relationship knowledge and skills. These couples tend to adjust to the realities of long-term marriages with contentment.