Life will happen. Events may shake the family dynamic but remember to never forget your partner. Continue growing and evolving together. Never stop learning about your partner. 

Saying the "I Do" getting to the alter. Blending your lives officially together and steps to building a family. 

Observing any differences your partner may experience once a ring has been put on them. 

Displaying your commitment to your future partner. 

Making a mental choice on whether the person you have gotten to know on a more personal level is someone that you can forever be with. 

After meeting "high value friends", you can now start introducing your person to your family. Try to make this encounters more of an informal event and more so activities. It will relive pressure and people will be working together and creating bonds.  

Now is probably the time where you can meet and be introduced to "high value" people in your person's life. This does not include immediate family. These are people that your person has created close bonds with and value their opinion. 

Once you both are more comfortable and secure in your relationship. You can be more public about your relationship with others. 

As you are navigating this relationship do you see yourself improving in a positive light? Do you see negative traits that are outside of your normal personality type. Have you learned that you may have some jealous or trust issues? 

Deciding together whether you both want to make this an official connection. This step means among the two of you that you are officially together. This step is strictly internal as to avoid outside opinions while you iron out the details.