Is this logical?

“When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but creatures of emotion.” Dale Carnegie

Dave is pretty much always logical.

I am not.

He sees things as absolutes...very black and white.

I see the shades of grey.

He has an organized mind and can work things out mathematically.

I am very scattered and work things out emotionally.

Dave likes to get right to the 'bottom line'.

I like to linger and talk things over (and over...and over).

Dave likes to solve things.

I like to analyze everything.

So, what are two very different people who care deeply about each other to do? How do we balance out these unique traits that we both possess?

One of my friends mentioned the 'men are from mars, women from venus' yada yada stuff that we all know....but, she also brought up the 'left brain', 'right brain' functions. That piqued my interest....so...

I looked into those theories today and found that it describes our differences completely!

Here are some of the characteristics of each part of our brain...one of which is dominant in each of us:

Right Brain (me) ***Intuitive, led by feelings ***visual, focusing on images, patterns ***process ideas simultaneously ***see the whole first, then the details ***like to know how you're doing something or why rules exist(reasons) ***enjoy touching and feeling actual objects (sensory input) ***listens to how something is being said ***listens to what is being said ***talk with your hands ***impulsive**make lateral connections from information ***fantasy based ***presents possibilities ***imagination rules.

Left Brain (Dave) ***analytical, led by logic ***process ideas sequentially, step by step ***likes making lists and planning ***plan ahead ***work up to the whole step by step, focusing on details, information, organized ***spelling and mathematical formulas easily memorized ***enjoy observing ***make logical deductions from information ***likely to follow rules without questioning them ***likes order ***reality based ***forms strategies ***facts rule.

According to these theories the right brain 'uses feeling' and, the left brain 'uses logic'.....which brings me right back to where I started this post: Is this logical?

So, at this point Dave would be asking, "Don't you see all of the logic in this? It is as clear as day and night." and I would be saying "Let's talk about how this makes us feel and appreciate the many possibilities."

Right? : )

xoxo