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Look, I used to think failed relationships meant people weren't meant to be together. I was wrong. Most couples quit right when things get real.

Stage one is pure fantasy. You're high on hormones, seeing perfection everywhere. It's not love, it's projection.

Stage two hits hard. The masks drop. You see their actual habits, their baggage, their flaws. This is where you decide if you love the real person or just your fantasy version. 🎭

But stage three? This is the killer. The breaking point where most people bail. The fights get brutal. Resentment builds. You start thinking maybe you picked the wrong person. Here's the truth nobody tells you: this isn't failure, it's growth. It's supposed to hurt. 🔥

If you push through, stage four changes everything. You realize love isn't a feeling that just happens to you. It's a choice you make every single day. You stop trying to fix them and start fixing yourself.

Stages five and six? That's when you become unbreakable. You've survived hell together. Your relationship becomes proof of what's possible when two people decide to fight for each other instead of fighting each other. 💎

The greatest relationships aren't the ones without problems. They're the ones where both people refuse to give up.

I've studied this for years - which stage are you in right now?

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