Question

question 3 1 pts teresa and paul have been in a relationship for several years, but the two have started to reach the stagnation stage in terms of relational escalation. what characteristics may show that the two are at this stage? the two have decided to eliminate all personal interaction the two have conversations that are tense, difficult, and forced the two begin to define the relationship the two have started to define their lives more as individuals

Explanation:

In the stagnation stage of relational escalation, communication often becomes strained. Tense, difficult, and forced conversations are a hallmark of this stage as the relationship loses its vitality and forward - moving momentum. Eliminating all personal interaction is more of a dissolution stage characteristic. Defining the relationship is typically an earlier stage (like the experimenting or intensifying stage). Defining lives more as individuals might be part of a later stage like circumscribing or differentiating but not specifically stagnation.

Answer:

The two have conversations that are tense, difficult, and forced.