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Coincidentally, I finished reading a book about dating and relationships, and then had a session
with one of my coaching clients about an issue that was addressed in the book! The book is entitled
Date. . . . or Soul Mate? by Neil Clark Warren, Ph.D. One of the issues that he
discusses pertains to the degree to which one person attends to neatness and orderliness in his/her
life, and that if a couple differs too much in these particular habits, then they are less likely to have
a successful relationship.
Well, I ended up having a conversation with a woman who is struggling with this exact same
issue in her relationship with the man she’s dating. I don’t think I would have given
this concern of hers much credence if I hadn’t read the book; rather, I would have
suggested that it wouldn’t be until they were living together when they’ll work
out a household system that is satisfactory to both.
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But Dr. Warren suggests that you should
observe how your dating partner attends to neatness and orderliness (amongst other behaviors,
which I won't get into now), BEFORE you live together or marry.
I’m sharing this with you now so that you can be alert to the cues and clues that the
person you are dating gives you. They will help you to determine if you want to pursue him/her
as a life partner.
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