Relationship Profile - Carrying Through on Commitments

For: June 4, born during The Week of New Language

With: December 18, born during The Week of the Titan

Title: Carrying Through on Commitments

These two are deeply involved in the idea of giving their word and holding to it. Truthfulness, honesty and carrying through on one’s commitments are important ideas here. Yet because Week of New Language people often have their own, highly individual language, and are likely to interpret what others say or write in an unusual way, it may not be easy to bind them to a simple agreement. Similarly, Week of the Titan individuals, who tend to see the larger line, may dismiss smaller details as petty or insignificant when in fact they have considerable meaning. Thus it may be extremely difficult for these two to come to an ordinary agreement, contractual or otherwise. Generally related to these issues is the fact that the written word will fascinate this pair—newspapers, magazines, novels and poetry will all hold a special place for them. In marriages and work relationships, where matters of integrity are of basic and vital importance, problems won’t necessarily arise immediately. Only when serious difficulties and even partial breakdowns surface does dispute over written or spoken intentions emerge. Week of New Language people will try to hold Week of the Titan individuals to the minute details of any previous agreement, while Week of the Titan folks will argue from a broad sense of the overall picture. These differences need not be irreconcilable as long as the partners can agree on how literally such statements should be taken. Love affairs, family relationships and friendships are also likely to hinge on giving one’s word, often in matters of emotional trust. In love and in parent-child matchups, promises made and broken may prove the sticking point—especially if the partner accused of breaking their word, sending mixed messages or leading their child to have false expectations is the Week of the Titan person, usually the more dominant of the pair. A Week of New Language lover, child or friend can be terribly wounded when a central fact that they have assumed to be true is suddenly called into question or revealed as an illusion. Misunderstandings among lovers, relatives and friends are likely to be much harder to deal with than those between spouses and co-workers.

Try to stay flexible and open-minded. Literal interpretations often miss the nuances. Not everything is as simple as it seems.

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