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Journalist and applied behavioral scientist Elizabeth Weingarten charts a new path to embrace the questions of our lives instead of seeking fast, easy answers. What do you do when faced with a big, important question that keeps you up at night? Many people, understandably, seize answers...

Even before everything was disrupted by COVID-19 (not to mention by Trump), millions of Americans were already questioning capitalism’s “values”. We were already challenging the idea that your job defines you. We already knew something was wrong. Loneliness, frustration, and alienation were already on the rise. Even the most successful of us felt too busy, too preoccupied, and too distracted to enjoy what we intuitively know are life’s greatest rewards: vibrant relationships, family life, connection to others, involvement in our community, and the thrilling experience of love.

Why do opposites attract — and why do they so often clash later? Many couples begin with intense chemistry rooted in personality differences. One partner is calm and measured. The other is expressive and emotional. One thrives on structure. The other prefers spontaneity. In the early stage of love, these differences feel exciting and balancing. But attraction is not the same as compatibility. In Opposites Repel?, Kay Taggart explores what really happens when different personality types build a long-term relationship.