Compatibility

Do you get swept up in the excitement of a promising new connection? Starting with the butterflies in your stomach, the excitement you feel when you look in their eyes, and the thrill of wondering if you’ve found your person, only to discover once again that chemistry doesn’t equal compatibility. If only you had a [...]

If you’re stuck in a pattern of dating emotionally unavailable people, or you’re always going into sacrifice trying to make the relationship work, the idea of green flags in a relationship may seem like a foreign concept. Steady, calm, respectful love may feel awkward or appear a little dull at first. The belief that love [...]

Tired of having to ask a guy, “Where is this going?” Or maybe you’re frustrated with women who expect you to read their minds? Frustration with the opposite sex and how they approach dating is fueling online dating discourse. Traditional ideas of masculine and feminine energy are competing with a desire for the sexes to [...]

Is relationship compatibility contrary to the idea that opposites attract? What’s truly important for a long-term happy and healthy intimate relationship? The algorithm used by most dating apps connects you with people who have similar interests. For the most part your matches include someone of the same race, socioeconomic, and educational background, who also enjoys [...]

Relationship compatibility is often touted as the key to lasting love, but if you’re asking, “Are we compatible?” are you focusing on what’s important for lasting love, or are you stuck on the superficial? You’ll want to know you're a good match for lasting love before you commit your heart. No sense in having just [...]

“Hi Orna and Matthew, I’m feeling torn. Am I settling in my relationship? I don’t know whether I should stick with my boyfriend or not. I do love him and he’s a solid guy, like a best friend. He’s almost everything I want, but there’s no passion, and that’s really important to me. The thing [...]

“Hi Orna and Matthew, I have been gobbling up everything you two put out for many years. I love seeing how you interact with one another. It gives me hope to see you two, the hope that someday I can have lasting love. One of the things I’m unsure about is how to choose a [...]