Source: Getty images/UnsplashYou might initially think it can't work—after all, what could be more opposite than these two extremes? I remember sitting with a certain couple in my practice: he had a tendency toward being scattered, unaware, and she was a perfectionist. For her, wiping the counter had its own system; dishes had to be loaded into the dishwasher in a certain order. Perfectionist individuals need structure to soothe themselves and make them feel more comfortable. More scattered individuals are struggling with a world that feels it's going by too fast and has too much that needs doing at once.