The Integrating stage cultivates certain aspects of yourself with the other person and builds relationships on similarities. When Alex gives Sam her ring, it shows that Alex is making it official that they are a couple. In other words, the ring is a symbol of their commitment with each other, "[Opens the package and finds a ring] I love it. I can't believe it!" The Bonding stage involves life stages as marriage and shared last names. It ids evident that Alex and Sam bonded because they were sharing a home together, "It's me. I'm home". It is seen that since Sam and Alex have been living together for 2 years, they have established an institutional relationship because they are sharing their lives together. .
On the other hand, the coming apart stages were also shown in this interaction between Alex and Sam. However, it is quite humanistic to say that were there is a beginning there is sometimes an end. The coming apart stage in relationships is known to determine how a relationship proceeds to an end. It involves 5 stages, which will all be looked at in determining how Alex and Sam's relationship came to an end. The Differientiating stage refers to the things in which become less ideal as well as the need for space. It is visible that Alex and Sam share their differences because Alex hates hamburgers and Sam loves them, "I hate these damn hamburgers. And I especially hate them four times a week". In other words, by Alex mentioning this to Sam he is showing that their differences are becoming more dominant and things are becoming less ideal. The Circumscribing stage involves the need to ask for informality and the reducing of intimacy. It is obvious that when Alex cheated on Sam in the past, .
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she lost total faith and intimacy with Alex. However, it is also noticeable that Sam is avoiding talking about differences when she mentions that she can't explain her feelings with Alex, "I think I did.
