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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2014-06-11 07:16 pm

[ SECRET POST #2717 ]


⌈ Secret Post #2717 ⌋

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Re: Do you really believe there's someone out there for everyone?

[personal profile] a_potato 2014-06-12 03:15 am (UTC)(link)
Ah, but it's not always that. It often works. That's why there are lifelong friends and lovers.

The notion of "boxes" may be too rigid. Perhaps it's better to say that there are guide posts. It's true that we can't account for every circumstance, but we can determine what we like and what we don't; what's good for us and what's not.

The thing the strikes me about all of those caveats is that they seem to be so all or nothing. When I say that someone has values that are similar to mine, I don't mean to say that s/he and I never disagree; I mean "similar" in the most literal of senses. It's the same for all the rest. My life goals would still align with someone who had to move away; the choice I would have to make is whether or not to follow (in my case, I actually did sort of make that choice. And I'm glad for it). And I would still enjoy the company of someone whom I couldn't see as often as I'd like; I'd just have to make sure to put in the effort to see them when I could.

Compatibility isn't a guarantee. But I think it's a valid starting point, and I think it makes sense to look for someone who meshes with you.