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 8 enters the Intellectual Attraction Phase of courtship, with the 8th step of courtship - Who We Are (in Character Compatibility) - 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 after having evaluated the relationship, are ready to test our compatibility for being in a committed relationship for the long term.

In Step 8, Part 5 we complete our learning of the 16 Cardinal Virtues of a lasting relationship, as well as the 32 Cardinal Vices to avoid or correct in a relationship, then find ourselves ready to discover if our mate is completely "our type" by learning of the Golden Virtue of the Self and the Golden Virtue of the Other. Having explored the most important virtues and vices, a couple finds a durable, lasting, character-tested relationship.