The night you look for compatibility first in an unfamiliar home
On the first night after moving, this is a story for anyone tempted to blame unfamiliar sounds and small discomforts on their compatibility.
Scenes
- On the first night after moving, you check your compatibility first — Even after closing the door to your new home, you can’t settle, so you look over your compatibility again.
- Is the house unfamiliar, or are we simply not a good match? — It was only one cabinet I didn’t like, but suddenly it feels as if we chose both this home and each other wrong.
- You reopen the compatibility chart even after turning out the lights — Sitting on the living room floor of the new home, you set down the key and open the compatibility chart on your phone again. The boxes still only have room names on them.
- You give meaning to the unfamiliar feeling first — A compatibility reading is one way to look at a relationship. But when you read even the first day’s unfamiliarity as a result, real discomfort and worry get bundled together.
- Write down just one discomfort — Before looking further into your compatibility today, write down one thing that actually felt uncomfortable in this home. You can look for its meaning later.
- The unfamiliarity of the first day is not the answer — When I look at a couple’s compatibility too, I first look at what they actually said and did with each other that day, rather than the result. It’s okay to stop here tonight.
Stories by Yeonhwa
- Yeonhwa
- At the company dinner, I wonder if I can let go of an old habit.
- My heart feels torn on the way to work
- I was only being kind. Why am I being called a flirt?
- When payday comes, I count who likes whom more.
- The way people spend at work dinners keeps catching my attention.
- I keep thinking about the conversation that ended, every afternoon.
- On my way to work, I heard about a big expense.
- On their birthday morning, you hold back the greeting, afraid your feelings might show.