Oil and Vinegar make for Good Dressing

If you do the Irish Jig backwards, you can undo time...This truly is an unexplained phenomenon?!  I'm just lying to you now, but you can always try it anyhow, you just never know...
 
     There is a lot of mystery in attempting to understand why any relationship will flourish or fail.  Lets identify those critical elements of a successful adhesion of individuals that create that necessary connection integral in achieving a successful relationship.  First1st and foremost, how compatible are your personalities?  Do you really get along?  Or are you silently irritated by their personality?  Laid back vs High strung?  Dealing with adversity?  How compatible are you?  Next is communication compatibility.  A direct or indirect communicator?  Is there one individual that does the talking, is someone the silent type?  Are you talking over each other?  Evaluate your discussions and identify if there is good flow within the conversation.  Better yet, do you enjoy the talk?  Another factor is your crossover compatibility.  Do you mix well within each others social circles?  How about family gatherings?  Do these situations induce STRESS?  A grossly underestimated factor is lifestyle compatibility.  Are you into your own personal health?  Or you prefer junk (that word bares resembles to the word puke...must be the U and the K) as your life style?  Money is probably the Biggest stress factor in all relationships...frugal vs generous (lets replace generous with stupid!).  Couples with similar ideas about their finances often have easier relationship roads.  Couples also bond through similar life experiences, professional endeavors, political and social views.  Another important facet where similar is better is intimacy...couples that share similar comforts within specified ideas of intimacy often fare a closer fate.  Opposing views on intimacy will quickly fizzle any romance, creating an environment of resentment.
     In order to peacefully coexist with your mate, evaluate how the two of you mesh together...and accept, change YourSelf, or leave...