tests for potential relationships - Page 5

regular.joe · 01-05-2012, 08:46 PM

Lamplighter, that is awesome!

Pete Zicato · 01-06-2012, 09:16 AM

This has been an interesting thread. Some dwellars that I think of as hard-headed realists get all mystical when it comes to romance.

Certainly the attraction/heat/chemistry is necessary to a relationship and that's the component that can't be predicted or measured. But chemistry isn't sufficient alone for a rewarding stable relationship. You also have to be compatible.

If you can be honest with yourself about your needs, desires, quirks, habits both bad and good, etc. then there are number of things you can do to tell if you are compatible with another person. In my opinion, this doesn't take the romance from a relationship, it reinforces it with a firm foundation.

Western society has gotten so caught up in the chemistry of love, that many people think that's all that's necessary.

ZenGum · 01-07-2012, 02:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Lamplighter

I realized early on that my wife-to-be could remember people's names.
I could remember phone numbers, etc., but names were/are beyond me.

This would be awesome.

Her: honey, what's Bob's phone number?
Him: er, which one is Bob?
Her: Tall guy, red hair, was at the club last week
Him: Oh, yeah, Bob ... 555 - 4367.

Lamplighter · 01-07-2012, 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by ZenGum

This would be awesome.

Her: honey, what's Bob's phone number?
Him: er, which one is Bob?
Her: Tall guy, red hair, was at the club last week
Him: Oh, yeah, Bob ... 555 - 4367.

We have many conversations just about like that.

infinite monkey · 01-07-2012, 08:31 AM

My ex and I identified people by what they drank. "You know, Bob...drinks bourbon and seven, with lemon, likes to keep the old ice from drink to drink."

"Oh yeah! BOB!"

Trilby · 01-07-2012, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by infinite monkey

My ex and I identified people by what they drank. "You know, Bob...drinks bourbon and seven, with lemon, likes to keep the old ice from drink to drink."

"Oh yeah! BOB!"

good goad, I did that, too!

01-05-2012, 08:46 PM	#61
regular.joe Старый сержант Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NC, dreaming of large Russian women. Posts: 1,464	Lamplighter, that is awesome! __________________ Birth, wealth, and position are valueless during wartime. Man is only judged by his character --Soldier's Testament. Death, like birth, is a secret of Nature. - Marcus Aurelius.

01-06-2012, 09:16 AM	#62
Pete Zicato Turns out my CRS is a symptom of TMB. Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago suburbs Posts: 2,916	This has been an interesting thread. Some dwellars that I think of as hard-headed realists get all mystical when it comes to romance. Certainly the attraction/heat/chemistry is necessary to a relationship and that's the component that can't be predicted or measured. But chemistry isn't sufficient alone for a rewarding stable relationship. You also have to be compatible. If you can be honest with yourself about your needs, desires, quirks, habits both bad and good, etc. then there are number of things you can do to tell if you are compatible with another person. In my opinion, this doesn't take the romance from a relationship, it reinforces it with a firm foundation. Western society has gotten so caught up in the chemistry of love, that many people think that's all that's necessary. __________________ Talk nerdy to me.

01-07-2012, 08:31 AM	#65
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	My ex and I identified people by what they drank. "You know, Bob...drinks bourbon and seven, with lemon, likes to keep the old ice from drink to drink." "Oh yeah! BOB!"

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