The Stages of a Relationship—Stage 1: Romance

Oh, the possibilities...

All right, y’all!

We’ve been dissecting the various karmic themes that can come up within certain relationships in our lives, and now it’s time to dig into the stages of a relationship, according to late astrologer Judy Hall’s book Karmic Connections.

Hall explains that there are clearly defined stages that the development of a relationship will fall into, and this is where certain issues will come up and various parts of the mind will be encountered.

She leans on Whole Heartedness author Chuck Spezzano’s work for this, who believes there are five stages of a relationship everyone will invariably go through as the relationship progresses.

Hall notes that she believes a relationship can pick up at any point where it left off in a past life, or repeat the stages from the beginning. She also states that it’s possible to work through the stages in a different order, although for most people the progression is from stage one to five.

So, with that said, let’s dive into the first stage…