Relationship Dissolution Model (Duck, 2007) Retrieved from Joseph Sparks (2019)1. Intra-psychic phase• A person is dissatisfied with the relationship, and spends a lot of time thinkingabout the reasons for this dissatisfaction and possible ways forward.• This stage focuses on a person's internal thought process that occurs beforeconfronting the partner.• Before a person moves to the next stage, he/she reaches a threshold ofthinking 'I can’t stand this anymore'.Higher Diploma in Child Care and Education (CE114301) Families in Contemporary Society (CED 4004)2. Dyadic phase• A person confronts his/her partner and voices his/her dissatisfaction.• Common complaints involve a partner's commitment to relationships.• The dissatisfied partner also rethinks the alternatives to their currentrelationships.• The threshold that is reached at this stage is: 'I would be justifiedin withdrawing'.• The couple generally kept their disagreements private