John Paul Relationship

Background/Introduction:
For a long time, I believed that I was the youngest sibling in the Aquino family. For twelve years, I had been spoiled, pampered, and very happy. However, everything changed with a phone call. I found out that I had a younger brother living with another family in the Philippines. My mother put so much effort, time, and money into becoming a citizen and trying to petition John Paul, my little brother, to come here in America. When John Paul came to live with us in 2011, I had to become an older brother figure. I thought that John Paul and I would get along, but we grew distant within the years we lived together. Considering that John Paul did not live with my family for sometime in his life, he became a delinquent thus

Initiating is the act of showing interest in communicating with another party (Adler, p.284). This stage is basically the introduction between two parties. In my situation, I initiated the relationship when I first met John Paul in 2011.
After the initiating stage, the relationship moves onto the experimenting stage. Experimenting consist of small talks that will pursue a relationship further (Adler, p.285). This is basically the stage an individual becomes acquaintances with the other party. During the analysis week, I asked John Paul what type of movies he would like to watch. From this interaction, I could tell that John Paul was into superhero movies, which I also liked.
The next stage is intensifying. Intensifying, according to the textbook is the time for relational excitement and event euphoria (Adler, p.286). During the analysis week, John Paul and I cleaned together, ate dinner together, and played videogames together. These are moments where we both shared. The feeling was nostalgic because I remember my older siblings doing similar activities with me. During this stage, I felt more like an older