Is it important for men and women to be compatible and to complement one another in their marriages and relati

I have yet to hear someone say we got divorced only because we weren't s*xually compatible--it's an oxymoron because if you really love one another, are committed to one another and committed together for what future you envision in everything , all else can be worked out--and if it can't for a woman leaving a marriage for greener s*xual pastures - can end up causing her a lot of emotional pain..for a man, well he can always find a good fit I suppose..lol

Oh Love your yin-yang graphic!

I think it's extremely important that you are compatible! What would you have in common without that? That chemical element we sense between us when we first meet eventually subsides. After that magical chemical element wears off, compatibility provides that spark between a man and a woman that determines whether they stay together or not. I would never become involved or fall in love with anyone I wasn't compatible with. It's good to have independent things going on - that's our individuality, but if I can't sit down and have a conversation with you, we have a problem. Yes, opposites attract, but they can't be so opposite that they have nothing in common. Compatability is a must.

I don't worry about outside relationships. If I'm at work, I'm there to work, not make friends. If I make a friend while on the job, that's a plus, but I go to work to get a job done. As far as other facets of my life, I feel the same way. I don't try to "fit in" with people. Friendships/relationships should feel as natural as getting up in the morning. If you're feeling some kind of pressure behind it, it isn't worth having.

I broke up with my fiance about a year ago, and we were night and day. My parents told me we were unevenly yoked, but I believe they meant more so religiously, as he was a Muslim and I a southern Baptist. Aside from the fiance, I divorced my spouse for numerous reasons, but all in all, it had to do with incompatibility, we weren't right for each other, and we couldn't change who we were as people, or even make a consistent effort to get along. My brother said his marriage failed because they didn't have God within their relationship, so I can understand somewhat where Marta is coming from, but in a case in which you have a s*xless marriage, and one partner happens to have a healthy s*xual appetite, I'm not doubting God can help that, but I feel both partners have to be willing to make it happen as well. (Faith without work, is dead). The whole point of marriage to me, is to bring two individuals closer to God, to be more God-like. I don't know if you heard of the triangle analogy, with God at the top and wife and husband at opposite ends. I believe compatibility is important, what's funny is, I always find myself attracted to my opposite...

I discuss the reasons or purposes for marriage within a variety of religions in my book "Food for the Soul" available at www.authorhouse.com, Barnes & Noble and www.amazon.com by Maryanne D. Brown Campbell.

Yes it is very importance to be compatible in lots of areas in a relationship and friendship.