Models of romantic relationships evolution I was looking into the concept of limerence as a stage of evolution in a romantic relationship, however I couldn't contrast it with other models and their components. Assuming that romantic relationships probably vary largely depending from cultural background, what are the leading models of monogamous relationship evolution in the field of social psychology?
In my opinion, the most important model of monogamous relationships is the attachment model, developed by Bowlby (1969). According to Fraley and Shaver: all romantic, or couple, relationships are attachment relationships. After imprinting, the characteristics of the attachment's figure (generally the mother), and the style of parenting will be recognised by the baby as the ones who are deputy to take care of him. So the baby develops expectations and begins to build his IWM (internal Working Models).
People actively seek and select - even at an unconscious level - people, situations, and relationships that match their expectations and their IWM (Grazia Attili, 2004)

In this frame, Cindy Hazan and Debra Zeifman introduced a model of Romantic relationships based on 4 stages:


Attraction, courting, flirt
Falling in love
Love
Ordinary life and attachment 


For more information I recommend:


Grazia Attili "Attaccamento e amore" : https://www.mulino.it/isbn/9788815096845
"Adult Romantic Attachment: Theoretical Developments,
Emerging Controversies, and Unanswered Questions" by Fraley and Shaver http://academic.udayton.edu/jackbauer/Readings%20595/Fraley%2000%20attch%20rev%20copy.pdf
John Bowlby . https://books.google.it/books/about/Attachment.html?id=WA7JejeXYd4C&amp;redir_esc=y