Question

What is an example of each of the bright side of knapp's model for the movie "The Proposal"? The stages are initiation, experimentation, intensifying, integration, and bonding.

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(Answer) Knapp’s relational developmental model has two sides. Each of the sides enlists stages that a relationship generally goes through. There is a positive side that a fruitful relationship might undergo and a negative side that describes a regressive relationship.

In the film “The Proposal”, the relationship between Sandra Bullock’s character and Ryan Reynold’s character undergo the positive stages of a progressive relationship. They are as follows:

The initiation: This is a stage where one party generally initiates the relationship and the second party might immediately or eventually initiate their contribution towards building up the relationship too. This is when Margaret requests Andrew to marry him so that she can keep her US citizenship and Andrew reluctantly agrees in exchange for a better position at work.

The experimentation: This is the stage where the couple might try out different activities and experiment with various scenarios in order to know and adapt to each other’s personalities. This is when Margaret and Andrew visit Alaska to Andrew’s parents’ home and they experience different situations.

The intensifying: This is when the couple experiences each other’s company on a more personal level. This is when Margaret and Andrew talk about their personal lives that they did not know about each other before.

The integration: At this stage, the couple will have tried to embed themselves in each other’s lives on a personal level and begin to experience feelings of mutual affection. This is when Margaret begins to get attached to Andrew’s family.

Bonding: At this stage, feelings of mutual affection are experienced along with care, a genuine liking and perhaps even love. This is when Margaret and Andrew begin to like each other towards the end of the film.

These are the progressive stages of Knapp’s relational developmental model that outline the progress of a relationship through five basic stages to culminate in forming a bond.