Not About Feelings: 5 Secrets To Finding a Compatible Partner in a Long-Term Relationship
“I realise we are actually very different people.”
How many times have you heard the following? “We broke up ‘cause we are just not compatible.”
“I realise we are actually very different people.”
I’m sure many of you can resonate with these statements, or have friends and loved ones who have uttered similar lines before.
What’s this magic word ‘compatibility’ all about that we see it as key to a happy long-lasting relationship?
Many people around me spend a lot of time picking on their partner’s flaws, and soon I realise that they often become very unhappy or even bitter about having to “put up” with these flaws, that the relationship often comes to a heartbreaking end.
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When You Don’t Love Them Back
Are you to blame?
Since writing on Medium, I’ve had the good fortune of having people from around the world to write me. They’ve all got marriage woes. I’m appreciative of it; I don’t feel isolated in my upside-down life.
One common theme emerges from most messages: they want me to stay because they love me but I feel guilty because I don’t feel the same way back.