Quotes About Compatibility

I'm not the kind of person to jump into a relationship with a guy. I do a lot of figuring out about the person and his background, what he wants, and why he is interested in me.

It took me until my 40s to realize the five essential areas that are important to at least have a real dating chance. Obviously, beyond the physical compatibility, which is where we all start in junior high school, I think that intellectual compatibility and spiritual compatibility, emotional intelligence, and financial compatibility are important.

A connection should be natural. Just be yourself, and you will find someone who likes you for exactly what you are.

I don't think there's just one person for everyone. It would be very hard for me to be with a guy who was not bright or funny. And he'd have to see the absurdities of the world, not exactly as I see them necessarily.

Keeping the facts differentiated from the fantasy is incredibly helpful in gathering your information as you discover if a person is a match for you.

I always prided myself on my ability to choose good clerks, and one of the key elements was whether I thought I would like the person.

I firmly believe that you can't manufacture chemistry with anyone, let alone a kid.

It's okay. You aren't my type. What's your type? Someone who gets into less trouble.

Aye, Jessica, I like you. And I'm not just stuck with you. You fit me here, woman." He thumped his chest with his fist.

We fit together perfectly. Like we were carved from the same piece of wood, from the same tree.

At your absolute best, you still won't be good enough for the wrong person. At your worst, you'll still be worth it to the right person.

Remember. It's called a soulmate. Not an egomate. Not a walletmate. Not a lustmate.

if you're a free spender, marry somebody who understands that. If you're frugal, you need to marry somebody who understands that, because money is one of the stumbling blocks in marriages. And fortunately we have the same values on most things.

IT SOUNDS SIMPLE, BUT you have to like each other. Be friends, try to get past the initial heaving and panting and make sure there's a real friendship underneath that. I don't think you have to have identical interests, but you've got to have shared values. That is quite important. That was critical. Yeah, I think values are probably the most important thing.

The research findings are quite clear: marriages that are homogamous in terms of economic background, religion, and closeness in age are the most stable and tend to be happier.

finding someone who is similar in upbringing, general orientation, and values is the single most important component of a long and satisfying marriage.

What the experts suggest is that you look for the qualities of a friend—the capacity to comfortably "hang out"—in the person you choose to marry. Or as one of the experts told me: "Think back to the playground when you were a kid. Your spouse should be that kid you wanted most to play with!

Based on their long experiences both in and out of love relationships, their first lesson is this: you are much more likely to have a satisfying marriage for a lifetime when you and your mate are fundamentally similar.

When you have a full and eager heart in you, you must not go to a man whose heart is empty and weak.

We expect a great deal of each other - that our partner should be sexually appealing as well as a stable companion; an intellectual equal who will also be a good parent; someone with whom we are completely compatible, sharing a similar outlook, attitudes, values and pursuits who will remain solvent and never be boring - the perfect complement to how we imagine ourselves, or, more usually, would like to.

At any other time, I actually wouldn't have minded going on a date with him. After all, he was hot, he was French, and he was a complete emotional train wreck - in other words, my type.

Sometimes I wonder if men and women really suit each other. Perhaps they should just live next door and just visit now and then.

The only type of sexual relations possible are those with someone who is as advanced and capable as oneself.

Amelia the bright-sider believes it is better to be alone than to be with someone who doesn't share your sensibilities and interests.