Areas of Compatibility
- Life priorities – Where does each of you see yourself in the next five years? Is it climbing the corporate ladder or living out your days on a tropical beach?
- Preferences – Are there activities you both enjoy? Is one of you comfortable living in a dumpster while the other is a clean freak?
- Fundamental beliefs – Is one of you a career scientist, while the other bounces from one conspiracy theory to another?
- Values – Our values are the origin from which most (if not all) of the above flow. If your values are not aligned with your significant other’s, then I have bad news for you.
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Many dating advice glosses over the concepts of compatibility and chemistry, assuming most people have an intuitive grasp of what these words mean and why they’re so important to a successful relationship. Everyone assumes we know what compatibility and chemistry mean and whether we have them or not.
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