This TikToker's Video Explaining The "5 Stages Of A Relationship" Is The Sort Of Thing That Many People Experience But Don't Openly Talk About
It's safe to say that navigating romantic relationships is not easy.
A lot of my TikTok FYP has to do with dating and relationships. So during a recent TikTok scroll, I came across one in particular that caught my interest.
TikToker Hanna Goefft (@hannagetshired) posted a video talking about the "5 stages of a relationship" and although I'm single AF, I have to admit that this piqued my interest.
Hanna intros the video by saying, "Could we normalize wanting to break up with your partner in a long-term relationship?" She then explains how she and her boyfriend have been together for six years and as a couple, they've been through a lot together.
"We actually had a point where, two years in, we were going through this really rocky period that I did not know if we were going to make it through," she said in her video.
Hanna goes on to explain that she learned from a friend, who's a family and marriage therapist, about the five relationship stages that every couple goes through. "It changed my perspective on relationships," she said in the TikTok.
I spoke to Hanna to learn more about her thoughts on these stages. "I learned about the 'five relationship stages' concept several years ago and found it incredibly helpful in understanding the shifts in my own relationship," she told BuzzFeed.
"It was my first relationship, so having a structure to process the different ways we were feeling enabled us to communicate through the changes and stay connected," Hannah added.