Use compatibility for recurring dynamics
If the question is about why the same friction, attraction, or misunderstanding keeps happening, compatibility is usually the better first layer.
Relationship tool choice
Compatibility explains the bond. Liu Yao helps with the next move.
Many relationship questions feel emotional enough that users reach for the sharpest tool available. The better distinction is simpler: compatibility is for fit and recurring pattern, while Liu Yao is for immediate action and decision timing.
How to choose
Use the layer that matches the question shape.
Use Liu Yao for immediate forks
If the question is “Should I reach out now?” or “Will this conversation move?” the issue is no longer only relational pattern. It is a timing decision.
Use both when the relationship is real and the choice is urgent
Compatibility explains the structure. Liu Yao helps with what to do inside that structure right now.
Do not ignore seasonality
Some relationship strain is current timing rather than permanent mismatch. Monthly context still matters.
Best next step
Choose the relationship layer by what you need next.
If you need to understand the bond, start with compatibility. If you already understand the bond and need the next move, step into Liu Yao.
Keep reading
Use the right relationship layer at the right moment.
How to prepare for a compatibility reading
Clarify the relationship question before moving into a two-profile reading.
Read compatibility prep guideWhen relationship timing matters more than compatibility
Use this when the current season may be doing more of the damage than the underlying fit itself.
Read timing guideWhen I Ching is better than a natal reading
Use this if the question has already shifted from relational pattern into a real decision fork.
Read decision guideFAQ
Common relationship-tool questions.
Should I start with Liu Yao if I feel anxious?
Not automatically. Emotional intensity does not always mean the question is a decision question. Sometimes you still need the pattern layer first.
Can compatibility answer whether I should text today?
Not very well. Compatibility can explain the relationship shape, but a text-today question is usually better handled by a decision layer.
Why teach this distinction publicly?
Because users trust the platform more when each tool has a clear job instead of pretending one product answers everything.