Is it chemsitry or compatibility that you’re feeling?
Relationship pros explain each and why it’s important they’re not out of balance.
Claire AH is matchmaker, coach, and an expert in dating, relationships, and sexuality.
Shes the owner of Friend of a Friend Matchmaking.
What denotes compatibility in a relationship?
Chemistry is the initial physical response and attraction we have to a person.
Alex Scot is a relationship coach who works with clients to help them achieve their individualized relationship goals.
Its that pull we feel.
And fortunately, you’re able to harness it by paying attention to a few physical indications.
What about compatibility?
Compatibility is deeper and more logical than chemistry.
However, she warns that compatibility isnt necessarily about having everything in common with your partner.
Rather, its more about feeling like you complement each other, she says.
You mainly just need to align or mesh well to be together for the long haul.
Chemistry is what we look for initially; its surface-levelan instinctual desire that sparks relationships to begin.
The difference is [also] that its much easier to establish chemistry than it is compatibility.
Alex Scot is a relationship coach who works with clients to help them achieve their individualized relationship goals.
The difference is that its much easier to establish chemistry than it is compatibility.
Scot suggests trying this exercise:
Ideally, youll want a pretty even list.
Ultimately, AH notes that chemistry and compatibility canand docoexist, and make for wonderful relationships.
But time is often an important deciding factor in seeing if things will last.
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