“It is not our purpose to become the other; it is to recognise the other, to learn to see the other and honour them for what they are.” Hermann Hesse.
Attraction is one thing, but living together is something else. At the start of most relationships there is a period of harmony, the so-called 'honeymoon' period, in which sharing and understanding seem relatively easy. But after it is over, when the traits and preferences of each mate begin to reveal themselves in sharper relief, and the give-and-take of living with another person becomes an everyday reality, personality type comes even more prominently into play.
MBTI can help couples create new solutions from the present, so that their future is positively impacted.
By using MBTI to look at what problem solving skills, communication skills, intimacy skills and decision making processes both mates have can help couples learned how to resolve their conflict in an effective way so creating an even more stable and loving foundation for their relationship.
MBTI
can give couples insight and tools to encouraged them to re-structure
their relationship by practising new ways of relating with each other
based on a greater understanding of why the other person is the way
they are, and so change old patterns of behaviour. This helps to
create
• a shared vision of what they want their
relationship to look like
• understand how to discuss heated
topics in a more effective way
• come to a mutually-agreeable
compromise for unresolved issues
• implement new ways of
appreciating their partner's strengths and unique attributes
that they are now more fully aware of
• Identify through greater
understanding, and overcome, obstacles in their relationship
•
Balance their personal needs and desires with those of their partners
with new found insight.
There is great benefit in couples going through this experience together so finding out their strengths and development areas as a couple and gaining a much clearer idea of what makes the other tick. Regaining that ease of day to day give and take.
