Monday, May 20, 2019

Chapter 4 and 5 of  How To Avoid Falling In Love With a Jerk By John Van Epp was very insightful.

Here are some points that I loved:

"There is a world of a difference between feeling you know someone and truly knowing that person"   

"Don't tell too much too soon and don't share too little too late" 

This is why it takes time to get to know someone. Using the RAM model the know is the first step. 

"The good doesn't always last, and the bad usually gets worse"

How you feel and are treated during a relationship is a good sign of how the future will be. 

Three Month Rule- 
Three months is the "magic number"  Around three months patterns of behavior become evident. The newness is over and patterns of behavior begin to emerge.

"True Compatability consists of Chemistry, Complementary, and Comparability. 
" the soul mate you need is a person with whom you have rich chemistry, whose differences make you better than you could be on your own, and who shares many of your core values and life goals, as well as some of your personal qualities and lifestyle preferences."