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When couples clash over linear versus cyclical approaches to life milestones

My partner and I have been fighting about wedding planning because they want to follow their family's traditional timeline that spans two years with seasonal ceremonies and I keep pushing for a simple linear plan with a single date six months out and we're both feeling like the other person doesn't understand what marriage even means.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Two different relationships to time itself are creating a collision between efficiency and meaning.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Linear vs. cyclical time — cultural differences?”

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