Editing Breakup (section)

===Stages leading to a breakup===
L. Lee<ref>{{cite journal |author=Lee, L. |title=Sequences in Separation: A Framework for Investigating Endings of the Personal (Romantic) Relationship |journal=Journal of Social and Personal Relationships |year=1984 |volume=1 |issue=1 |pages=49–73 |doi=10.1177/0265407584011004 |s2cid=145774694 }}</ref> proposes that there are five stages ultimately leading up to a breakup.
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# Dissatisfaction: one or both partners grow dissatisfied with relationship
# Exposure: both partners mutually become aware of problems in relationship
# Negotiation: both partners attempt to negotiate solutions to problems
# Resolution and transformation: both partners apply outcome of their negotiation
# Termination: proposed resolution fails to rectify issues and no further solutions are accepted or applied
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