Relationships can lead to a negative path in some cases and result in some emotional detachment depending on the circumstances. Researcher Steve Duck has developed a stage model consisting of relational dissolution, whereas Knapp has developed one that consists of a staircase. Both models depict negative aspects of relationships and discuss the context in them falling apart through different steps. Duck uses a model that focuses on five steps that people may encounter including more than one at a time (Guerrero, Anderson, and Afifi, 2012, p. 391). In contrast to Knapp who uses a ten step model as discussed previously in chapter five as well. Though both researchers make great points in how relationships can result in an ending through various
