Romantic Dynamics is a whole psychology model that embraces both storytelling and the latest psychological research. It explains the process of human courtship, step by step the way it has successfully happened throughout history; a method of translating the stories which have always asked the great questions about love.

Step 7 enters the Intellectual Attraction Phase of courtship, with the 7th step of courtship - Who I Am (in Character Growth) - where a couple has fully tested their friendship in addition to feeling passion for each other. Now, they have discovered that they are not just friends, but Best Friends and "soulmates," but are ready to evaluate entering a committed relationship for the long term.

In Step 7, Part 4 we continue learning the wisdom of decisions and how they tie to "ego defenses" that define our maturity in looking at ourselves and the potential fit of entering a lasting, durable relationship.