Before the compatibility chart, look at how you felt that day
This story is for anyone who alternates between a message from someone they met through an introduction and their compatibility results on the subway to work.
Scenes
- “Should we meet again?” You open the compatibility chart first — You take turns looking at the message from the subway and the compatibility results. Before replying, you find yourself wanting to know whether they’re the right person.
- You fear it may be the wrong choice more than you wonder if you liked them. — You still don’t know whether you want to see them again. But you’re afraid that hesitating might make you miss a good connection, so you look for the results before listening to your feelings.
- You take turns looking at the message and the compatibility chart — It’s 8:10 a.m., on a train headed for a transfer station. You read, “Should we meet again next week?” and open the compatibility chart once more.
- Compatibility isn’t a verdict — A compatibility reading isn’t about deciding who’s right for you. It’s about noticing where your pace and ways of expressing yourselves fall out of step.
- Before replying, write down just two moments — Close the compatibility chart and write down one moment when you felt at ease that day and one that stayed with you uneasily. Your feelings remain in specific moments more than in results.
- Look at yourself beside them, not just at them — Where the compatibility chart falls silent, the real meeting remains. How were you beside them that day, and which feeling was stronger?
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.