Engineers get engineers. While personalities might be different in many ways, more often than not, the way the brain of an engineer works is the same…or certainly similar.
Engineers, as you will know, are naturally dominant on the left side of the brain. That’s no surprise when you consider just what it takes to get to the top of any profession in the field.
Analytical, logical, scientific, good with numbers and maths…all the attributes needed to become an engineer of significant note.
But it doesn’t take a genius to work out that all adds up to a conflict when it comes to enjoying a long-lasting relationship with a partner from a completely different world to engineering.
Yes, engineers can date engineers. You might even be in that situation. They can have loving relationships, develop families, and grow old together – all the time while having like-minded interests and expertise and the brain’s dominant cogs working on the same side.
But what if the person you want to date isn’t from engineering? How can you work on extracting the most from the right side of the brain where expressing emotions, having empathy, and being creative and spontaneous are key attributes to take into a relationship?
If you are using online dating sites like this one to find new partners, then any preparatory work you can have done in developing the right-side of your brain – the emotional side – will be of significant benefit.
It’s nigh on impossible to make an instant impression with logical thoughts or analytical skills over an exchange of messages…particularly if you are chatting to a potential partner who works in a completely different field.
The same applies if you are meeting people in a bar.
Psychologists will tell you that the right side of the brain can be worked at to help develop feelings, emotions, and other attributes that will allow you to have a much more rounded relationship. After all, your future partner may have a dominant right side of the brain and lack the logical nature of an engineer.
Relationships are unlikely to work long-term if a spreadsheet is involved and a timetable or itinerary must be strictly adhered to!
Squeezing a tennis ball in your left hand (or doing any left-handed exercises) is said to help develop the right side of the brain. This will, in turn, allow you to see the bigger picture rather than get caught up in the nitty-gritty and finer details of a relationship. Try it and bring a bit of spontaneity into your love life.
Doing puzzles or quizzes stimulates the right side of the brain and brings out creativity—something particularly useful when it comes to generating dating ideas. Looking at pictures or colors, taking photos, or even scribbling down random thoughts or drawings will also have a desired effect.
So, it is clear that being an engineer and having that left-side dominant brain doesn’t have to hurt your relationships.
Using some simple techniques can lead to a much more enjoyable, adventurous, and enlightening time with your partner—whether they have an engineering background or not!
