Ask any couple what keeps them together–besides “the children” and legal entanglements–and most will say that they “get” each other.
But do they really?
A wife will roll her eyes and say that her husband likes to work on his classic car most Saturdays. Or the husband will say that his wife likes to stand in the kitchen with one leg crooked like a flamingo while eating cottage cheese from the container. Again, that’s just knowing your partner’s likes or quirks.
My husband and I can finish each other’s sentences. We often think exactly the same thing. We even hold hands when watching TV together.
But in Rome years ago, a tiny little event showed that we were truly in sync. Or rather, synchronous.