My mom misheard me say something earlier today and thought that I said something about the phase of relationship I was in instead of what I actually said — that I played Phase Ten with Lia’s (my girlfriend) parents last night.
It made me realize that there are phases to a relationship. They may be different depending on who the couple is, they may mean different things depending on what kind of a relationship you’re in, but there are phases.
It’s exciting while in a relationship to realize that you’re in a new stage. Even if it’s not something that either of you have talked about, you realize that you’re further along in the relationship.
Meeting her family yesterday was a phase in the relationship. There’s no number to the amount of phases in a relationship, and there’s no count on where you are, but growing closer to someone is something special that I’m so grateful for.