Two people talk about why attraction and admiration aren't enough for a relationship. The key: stop investing in someone because you like them. Invest in who invests in you.
I've had a lot of failed relationships.
With really good people, like really, really amazing human beings who, you know, with a couple of exceptions. I struggled to say anything bad about anybody dated because they were good people. That's why I dated them. It just didn't work as a relationship. But they're good people.
It's one thing to observe someone in isolation and go, sexy person, charismatic person, successful person. Like, this person's great. Look at them go. But I don't think that's the same thing as me and this person make a really great team together. The phrase I used to say a lot was, don't invest in someone based on how much you like them. Invest in who invests in you. And that's a very important idea.
Say that again, because that is exceptionally good.
Don't invest in someone based on how much you like them. Invest in who invests in you. Invest in someone based on how much they invest in you.
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