Jeanette, If I remember correctly, Carl Jung proposed that when we identify our weaknesses and learn to compensate for and strengthen those elements of our personality, we then start to move towards "self-actualization"...we become psychologically whole. Essentially, introverts need to become more open and communicative to balance their psyche. Extroverts need to develop the more introspective elements of their soul. It's all about balance, at least according to Jung.
Our MC has discussed this with me at length. As I've said before, opposites attract because we are looking for another soul to "balance" us. Eventually, though, the very qualities that attracted us start to become irritants. It's at that point that we need to work on becoming "whole" within ourselves instead of relying on our partner to fill that void. Hopefully, we'll like each other more as "whole" people, and the relationship can grow from there.
Make sense? Or psychobabble?
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