This could be sitting together during lunch or break, talking while walking down the hall, or just a few conversational texts a week. This step is strictly getting to know more about a person and beginning to understand them on a deeper level. There are no intimate dates or physical contact past the occasional friendly hug. Some people stay on this step and remain friends forever or until the relationship ends. Others seek to pass this step, yet one side does not so they become ‘friendzoned’ and may never move on. The rest of the friends begin to move on to prepare for the next level. This is when the next step starts to …show more content…
This step is the couple setting their relationship in stone, meaning they are commented to one another. Unlike the last step of dating, they are no longer willing to date other people and are becoming closer. They may take the move to share a living space, meet the friends and family, spend holidays together, and will both think about their future together. Some people may wait a while to make it to this step and will then stay on this step for an even longer time. The next few steps become critical that each party is on the same page and are both ready to move