Question

Penn and Teller have been friends for many years. In the past few months, however, they seem to have less in common, and Teller has been thinking more about hanging out with a potential new friend. Penn and Teller appear to be in the ____ stage of friendship development.

Answer 1

Penn and Teller appear to be in the deterioration stage of friendship development.

Step-by-step explanation:

According to human communication, there are different stages of human relationships, friendships included. The fourth stage is called deterioration, although not all relationships go through this stage.

Deterioration may happen when there is no longer compatibilty, there are fewer interests in common and people begin to wonder why they are in the relationship. Maybe years after being in the relationship, there are a series of life changes and the people in the relationship find it hard to adjust to the new personality traits of the other person.