Pick and choose what works for you and affirm away (I recommend three times a day if you can manage it).
I am aware of my intuition
Dear people,
Recently I've been asked again about relationship compatibility. I bet it doesn't surprise people that often I'm being asked about true love, finding the right partner, relationship potential and dating. Sometimes a Reading is necessary to clarify issues, find new opportunities or look into the future. Sometimes a Healing is necessary to remove past relationship baggage and create a flow for the right romantic partner. While I love doing this work, I'd like to write a bit about compatibility today to help you out when you are dating or want to reflect on your relationship.
First Level of Compatibility: who to date
To make somebody interesting enough for us to date, we need to have some compatibility. If we don't connect at all with somebody, we can do a pity date, but it's not going to end up being a loving mutual beneficial relationship.
So, we should date people with whom we have:
- Physical Compatibility - we find them attractive, we have some spark, we like what we see/feel etc.
- Emotional Compatibility - we feel a heart connection, we feel understood, engaged and like we can trust them
- Mental Compatibility - we have a mind connection - we can have great conversations together, our talks are engaging etc.
- Spiritual Compatibility - we intuitively know that there is something there to discover or we just know something is right for us.
Not everybody will rate these compatibilities at the same level. Some people really want to feel a spiritual connection, while others will not date somebody where they feel no physical attraction. Only you know what matters to you and how you deal with things not being as compatible as you'd like. I know some people who only feel physically attracted when their minds or hearts are engaged. So they will date people without feeling that initial physical spark, knowing it will likely come in time.
If you date people you have no connection with on any level, expect to have disappointing dates. The clearer you are on what works for you, the easiest it will be for everybody. While it can be challenging to turn down somebody, wasting their time and energy on hopeless dates that go nowhere is not kindness, but cowardice.
So you are dating, feel some spark, are a bit engaged, and you are hoping to grow into a deeper relationship. This is where I always tell people: having a long relationship is simple: simply take whatever the other person gives you and fulfill the wants/needs/desires of your partner. You won't have a happy relationship, but you'll have a long one. Because you will not leave, based on your own wants/needs/desires and your partner won't either.
If you want to grow a happy relationship, that is fulfilling and will be sustainable, you need to invest the time. You need to start figuring out what each others goals and values are and how compatible those are. While I wish there was a short cut into finding out true love on the first date - there simply isn't. We only know how well we fit together, how trustworthy somebody is and how we feel, when we spend time together and experience what a relationship is like.
Common goals and the resulting dealbreakers all have to do with what our current life is like and what we want for our future. Kids for example are a common dealbreaker, because you can't have half a kid and you do need to know if you want to them or not. This might not be that urgent when you are in your 20s, but later on it will. Other goals have to do with our families: how much contact do we have, our work: how much time do we spend in our career, our finances: how do we like to spend and our way of life.
Remember though: people lie about their goals. nobody is going to say: "I want to be a couch potato every weekend", so people tend to say:"it's really important for me to have a healthy body and to exercise and take care of myself". Sometimes this about wanting to look better to a prospective partner (kind of like we'd do in job interviews) and sometimes it's that we think our goals are a certain way but it actually isn't or isn't anymore.
So if you want the same things in the same way and you feel connection and attraction, you are done right? Sadly, no, that's not only it. We all have conflicts in our lives and how we solve those conflicts really shows if we can make it work long term or not. This also counts for friendships - because we also have misunderstandings and problems that need to be worked out sometimes.
Pick and choose what works for you and affirm away (I recommend three times a day if you can manage it).
I see beauty in myself
I speak beautiful words
I am a beautiful human being
I see beauty in my partner
I see beauty in my family
I see beauty in my friends
I see beauty in my colleagues
I see beauty in others
I see the beauty in my home
I see the beauty in my environment
I see the beauty all around me
I see the beauty in the world