Question

Identify a romantic couple in a TV series or movie that goes through several of Knapp's Stages of Relational Development. Describe how they went through each stage and what events or behaviors made it clear that the characters were in each of these stages. At what stage were the characters when the TV series or movie ended?

Answer 1

Stagnation

Step-by-step explanation:

There are several stages in Knapp's stages of relational development. The stages are as,

Experimentation

Intensifying

Integration

Bonding

Differentiation

Circumscribing

Stagnation

Avoidance

Termination

I recently saw a movie in which there was a couple who was going through integration period of Knapp's relational development. They express their love for each other and plans to marry soon. Once they are married they identify the difference in their cultures because both of them belonged to different religion. The difference start to create problems between them and they now quarrel with each other over small things. The relation goes into circumscribing stage where there is less exchange of information between the couple and they avoid talking to each other. There is an increase communication gap between two. As the movie moves to climax both of them are in Stagnation stage where each of them feels stuck in this relationship and suddenly there is an accident and one of them dies. The movie ends with lifetime regrets for the one who survives.