Ron and Samantha have increasingly been in each other's company, and they have begun to feel that their own psychological well-being is tied to the relationship.They have been going out two times a week for at least four months.What stage of Bernard Murstein's stimulus-value-role (SVR) model are they likely in?

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Ron and Samantha are likely in the role stage of the SVR model, as they have been going out for at least four months and their well-being is now tied to the relationship. In this stage, they have moved beyond the initial attraction (stimulus stage) and determining if they share similar values (value stage) to now establishing their roles and how they fit together in a relationship. The labelling stage comes after the role stage, when the couple decides to explicitly label their relationship.

Ron and Samantha Have Increasingly Been in Each Other's Company