1. Friends you flirt with

That's one of those situations you never know what's going to happen. One night you flirt all passion, while others go out for coffee and confess to each other all the troubles and heartbreak. There is attraction among you, but no one has made up his mind to take the first step.

2. Friends with 'benefits'

When the connection we explained above passes to another level, the physical one is called "friends of the benefit". You made a pact that says your relationship doesn't go beyond sex. So zero emotions, no obligation of inclusion and only physical pleasure. This relationship is okay until one of you starts to feel...

4. Situational connection

When a relationship can't give a name, you leave it to the moment. You meet, have a good time together, have sex, cuddle, but you have no name for your romantic thing. There is a lack of barriers, limits, expectations and the chances that at a second moment someone will be hurt are great.

5. Meetings

The classical process that helps us learn whether we want to invest in the man we're dating or not. This includes systematic outgoings, conversations, first kisses and examining all the potential this recognition has to return to literal connection.

6. Exclusive meetings

If after much outing you realized that only one of them does for you and frequents alone and only with him, you're making exclusive meetings. You don't have a full confirmation of your romance yet, but you're both clear that you're only dating each other and not other people.

7. Partners

You're officially connected, congratulations! Things between you are serious, you both try for each other, think from time to time that things take them to the next level and talk about the future. Call him i/love/a and you introduced him to family and friends.

8. Polygamous connections

When he/she has more than 1 partners at the same time, but the key word here is consensus. So things don't happen behind the backs of partners and both are aware that their partners are frequenting me.

9. Open Ties

When one or both seek others to meet mainly sexual needs outside the main connection. So you have the "priority" partners with whom you can have very serious things like engagement, marriage, children and on the other hand to look outside this relationship for someone to live some moments. Without emotion and the most important not to affect primary connection.

10. Marriage

If you're at this point, congratulations! You're really connected. Now remember that as a serious institution, remember that marriage halves desires and doubles responsibilities.

Source: Cosmopolitan