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Additional Information on Chapter 9, page 121 We make thousands or errors of judgment during our lifetime, but most of them don’t matter because they are associated with trivial issues or have little influence on our lives.  If, for instance, I think some bozo is a jerk and I am wrong, what difference does it make?  IRead more

Additional Information on Chapter 9, Pages 124-130 The Compatibility Code has several paragraphs describing dynamics of each of these issues (pp. 124-135) and thus lays a good foundation for expansion on these ideas here.  The focus of this prescript is to take the areas discussed in the book one by one and present more of an applied twist, that is,Read more

Additional Information for Chapter 9, Page 135 We begin our discussion of boundaries by stating flatly that we will expand this section in the future. I discuss the boundaries in the pages that follow based on my understanding of and experience with the topic.  Following the presentation, we suggest two books that address the topicRead more

Additional Information for Chapter 9, Pages 124 and 128 The reference refers to the project that Darren George, Lance Mikus, and Robert Kursnick conducted at UCLA in 1992/93. Subjects were asked to rate the attractiveness of the pictures (out of a year book from a different university) of 8 different opposite-sexed individuals, four of whom were selected by the authorsRead more

Additional Information for Chapter 9, Page 125 What follows are academic references of work done on the effect of touching.  We have also included some material on the importance of touching in childhood—including the classic study by Rene Spitz back in the 1940s. Bowlby, J. (1958). The nature of the child’s tie to his mother. Read more

Additional Information for Chapter 9, Pages 124 and 128 Additional Resources Brains more important than physical attractiveness: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090514130641.htm Chapter 9 Resources Prescripts for Relationship Health Errors of Judgment Biases in Relationships Boundaries in Relationships Reference and Research Physical Attractiveness Influence of Adult Touching Physical Attractiveness Links Book Resources by Chapter Chapter 2 Chapter 3 ChapterRead more