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The role of compatibility in relationships

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    by Elaine Sihera

    Familiarisation and Compatibility in a Relationship At some point, about two to four years into the partnership (but it could be earlier, if a child is on the scene) disillusion creeps in. This is the beginning of the ...read more

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    by Starri Knight

    I've observed and learned that there are five important ways in which a man and woman must find compatibility, in order to form a successful long-term romantic relationship. While we all feel that there's no "perfect thing...read more

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    by Aj Oshobe

    Without compatibility in a relationship, there will be misunderstanding in that relationship the will virtually destroy it. You must evaluate our romantic engagement based on the essential characteristics of your partner a...read more

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    by Shenni Bubb

    Compatibility is the most crucial asset needed to make your relationship a success.Thus we need to basically compliment each other.Our likes and dislikes can indeed have a major bearing on our serenity and relationship. So...read more

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    by Tracy H-B

    Relationships are hard. There is absolutely nothing easy about a relationship. Whether you are talking about friends, children, parents, in-laws, family, or a spouse, it takes work to maintain a positive, healthy relatio...read more

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    by Thomm Quackenbush

    Melanie says meeting me made her stop believing in the idea of a one true love. She'd spent four months prior sighing over her first serious boyfriend, Kevin. When she began speaking with me, her mooning waned. Even before...read more

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    by Kerry Mulherin

    Compatible? Why Men Marry Women Like Their Mothers. You've heard the expression, "Men always marry their Mothers." It is more true than you realize. How We Learn: When we are infants, we generally spend most of ...read more

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    by Merri Sharp

    I learned the hard way that love is not enough to make a relationship work. It came as a complete shock to me, because I had been raised, and believed my whole life, that like Virgil said, "love conquers all". Th...read more

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    by Holly Sodeman

    When someone is in a relationship, everyone sacrifices something. For example, if you don't want to go to that ball game because you're thinking about the million things that you could be doing in the time that you drove u...read more

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    by Annetherese McCorkell

    I think compatibility is very important in relationships because I was once married for twenty years to a man who started out playing paddle ball with me, teaching me to drive a stick-shift standard transmission vehic...read more

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    by Shira Davida Goldberg

    Cougars It is as if there is a tidal wave of interest in cougars. I am not talking about the feline species, well; maybe I am, as women are known to be "catty." No, I am talking about older women dating younger men. ...read more

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    by Paul Simons

    Because the subject of compatibility is a very sensitive one, it tends to confront people, should they be asked: "Are you truly compatible with and for your partner?" It sort of makes the hair on the back of our neck sta...read more

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    by JM Hemphill

    I am trying desparately to figure out who I am. With this knowledge, I could spin the compatibilty wheel and find the perfect man for me, right? I have a long way to go. When I see the shiny green granny smith perched a...read more

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    by Lucille Gun

    Compatibility is most definitely a top priority in any relationship! It is the force that drives (and holds) two people together. But it is very important that you do not try to "force" compatibility. The "love comes later...read more

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