The Friction, Differences and Karma Meters: remember how perfect things seemed back in the beginning?
Or maybe you can't even recall those glorious early days, when the future looked rosy and the possibilities for your relationship seemed limitless.
What was it that broke the two of you up, anyway?
The answer to that question is complex and multilayered, to be sure.
Had you known what your relationship trouble spots were, then you could have been better prepared to take one of three routes; avoid them as best as you could, worked through them as a team, or decided it just wasn’t worth the trouble and move on.
Your Friction, Differences and Karma meters give you a quick, at-a-glance view of the strife in your previous relationship -- all the sources of irritation, stress and hostility that ultimately led to that final goodbye.
This information can help you come to terms with your breakup, but also make you aware of pitfalls you may encounter in the future.
7-10: Ouch -- you might still be bitter
4-6: You both knew which buttons to push
0-3: The Problem? A lack of passion.
7-10: You never got each other from day one.
4-6: Your differences were eye-opening... until they got annoying!
0-3: You could still be friends
7-10: It was doomed from the start.
4-6: Unconsciously, you both acted out old issues.
0-3: At least you made new mistakes instead of repeating old ones.
The two of you were hot, hot, hot. Mmm, everyone wanted some of what you had between you: sweaty, sticky, lovely lust. Your connection got physical fast, simply because neither of you could resist each other. Opposites attract, so they say, and in your case they were absolutely right, with...
You certainly chose a partner who was a match for you, and that would have been a good thing, ultimately -- it just drove you nuts is all. It felt like you and your lover had difficulty understanding each other, particularly around emotional issues. And it was funny how a lot of things -- ...
You can be a real pain in the butt, and we couldn't blame your sweetie for booting you right out the door. You pushed your luck too far. The fact of the matter was that you chose a lover who didn't harmonize with you naturally. They tended towards the indulgent: fine food, good wine (and p...
You landed in one of those fairy tale relationships, but not in the good way. You bought the myth of Love at First Sight; hook, line and sinker. But there was no room for reality in your dream world. You were in love with love, not with your lover at all. In fact, you barely had an idea of...
You were mystified with the problems plaguing your relationship, and there was a reason why: Your buttons were getting pushed! Remember, you were a great communicator, blessed with a silver tongue and an ease with words. Never one to keep your feelings bottled up inside, you had always bee...
It was lucky for you that you and your mate could laugh, both at each other and at yourselves. That was a strong plus in a relationship that was sometimes challenging. You were impressed with your mate, and rightly so. They were generous to a fault, stately, wise, and larger than life. You...
What a couple of strutting peacocks you and your lover were! And like peacocks, you were magnificent, impressive, admired -- and rather disagreeable at times. Both you and your lover tended towards the big and bold. More was more for the pair of you, as you spent exorbitant amounts of mone...
Yikes! Your love relationship was a rather tense place to be. Your partner may or may not have been playing a little footsie with someone else. Whether it went all the way was unclear, but what was crystal clear was the tension it caused. Pockets were gone through. Emails were intercepted....
You were never a model of serene stability, but in this relationship your jitters were near-constant. Were you sleeping poorly? Eating junk food, or almost nothing at all? Craving cigarettes and other illicit substances? And hey, how were those dreams? Deep inside, you knew; Your love life...