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the colour of love THE AUTHENTIC PARTNER PROGRAMME OFFERS A COLOURFUL WAY OF ENSURING THAT YOU MEET YOUR PERFECT LOVE MATCH. Dr Andreas Rissler, the Personalityabc Communication Training System reveals unique personality traits. After one weekend of tests and interviews, the participant will know their basic personality type. Astonishingly easy to grasp, the result is expressed in a colour combination of reds, blues or yellows. Once you know your colour, the next step is to relate with someone else’s combination of colours and to understand the strengths and potential pitfalls of such relationships. Opposites attract and balance each other, but also lead to misunderstanding and the familiar complaint, “You just don’t get me.” As Fabienne explains, “The core objective of the Authentic Partner Program is to provide members with the tools and knowledge to improve interpersonal relationships and create unique lasting success. This is achieved by helping them to understand their authentic personality type and behaviour and to recognise these traits in others when searching for a partner.” Only once you have gained some inner wisdom will Fabienne encourage you to improve your outer image. The gorgeously groomed Fabienne advises
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her clients to boost their self-esteem in preparation for love by working with image consultants and fashion designers. She says, “Looking good means feeling confident; knowing that you are wearing clothes and colours that suit you.” Chatting with Fabienne and Andreas in their delightful home that juts out over Chapman’s Peak with breathtaking Atlantic views, I ask how their method works in their own marriage. I can feel that there is a rare mutual accord between Fabienne and Andreas, who seem to be dancing a tango to music audible only to themselves. Fabienne confirms that when arguments occur, instead of hurling abuse, they will roll eyeballs and mutter something like “typical red”. Fabienne tells me that she derives so much pleasure from her marriage and through it she has learned so much about the power of relationship to heal and uplift, that she now wants to share that knowledge with others. If you’ve been trying to sort out the mess of love gone wrong, you might prefer a scientific and psychological approach to finding a partner rather than waiting around for a random stab from Cupid’s unruly arrow.
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H O W O F T E N A R E W E D A Z Z L E D by outer attributes only to find, once it’s too late, that we’ve inadvertently coupled with an alien who speaks a language we don’t understand? Perhaps instead of following our eyes, we should bring our head along to help us choose a mate. After all, you wouldn’t sink your family fortune into a bank, just because you like its décor. As Fabienne Francis Rissler says, “We invest so much in an education and a home, but a relationship is really the most important and precious investment that we make in our lives. So we need to put a lot of thought and care into it.” Fabienne has designed the Authentic Partner Programme exclusively for singles who would like to find a suitable match. The program takes the individual on a journey of self-discovery using the Personality-abc Communication Training System, a workshop which is the first step in finding perfect love. As Socrates advised, know thyself, and what was true in ancient Greece is equally applicable today. Especially when you are looking for a romantic partner. Based on a system compiled by Fabienne’s German husband, Professor
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