When anyone starts a profile speech with things like “I hate” or “I don’t want”, it sends out a negative vibe and you will come off as a negative person. And not even negative people want to be around other negative people. Instead focus on what you do want from a relationship. There’s no sense in listing off everything you hate about the opposite sex.

• Lowell
• Pittsfield

Breaking up is hard to do and the older you get, the harder it is. FOBU replaces FOMO as your acronym of choice when couples-only events start dominating your calendar. That’s why blogs like All My Friends Are Married are so popular, they point out how, after a certain age, it gets tricky being single. As a result, you may be tempted to settle for a partner that you know isn’t 100% right for you because you’re afraid to be alone. Take a look at these signs to see whether or not your Mr/Mrs. Right might be just Mr./Mrs Right Now.

• Caldwell
• Downers Grove

You will get dismissed in a heartbeat if you don’t list your height, weight, or body type simply because online dating is about attraction before anything else. And if you don’t enter those things, one will assume it’s because the truth is horrifying. There is someone out there for everyone, so even if you don’t fit the typical mold, don’t be ashamed of who you are. Enter your stats and you’ll be surprised how many people will respond to you.

• Hazard
• Jefferson City
• Owings Mills

You’re looking for someone between 22 and 23 who like to eat boiled eggs every day. Guess what? You will get no responses because not many people will fit that criteria. List what you absolutely want (no smokers, drinkers) but ease up on the absolute specifics. Relationships are about compromise and you won’t even know what you’re willing to let slide until you meet that special someone.

• Limerick
• Waterford

When you start dating someone, the fact that they’re unpredictable can be a real turn on. It’s why the Manic Pixie Dreamgirl is such a popular character in movies. Having someone shake you out of your routine can be a great way to affect change in your life, for a short time. After a while the constant unpredictability can become a routine in and of itself, and a boring one at that. Long-term relationships aren’t all spontaneous car-tips to quirky locales, they’re made of day to day struggles, compromises and joys. If your dating someone who can’t handle the day to day, they may not be a great long-term investment.

• Durant Craigslist
• Kingwood Craigslist
• La Grande

Sure, opposites attract, to a point. Getting involved with someone who has different tastes and interests as you do is a great way to expand your horizons, there’s nothing creepier than someone dating their clone! There is a difference though between having different hobbies and being so different you can’t agree on the fundamentals. Politics, religion, financial habits, these are things you need to be at least somewhat on the same level to maintain a successful relationship.

• Cork
• Dublin
• Galway

Dinner, dancing and swanky nights out are what make the first few months of a relationship so much fun! But wining and dining can’t last forever, unless you’re ridiculously wealthy and eventually you need to go back to living you life. Wooing someone can’t take first priority forever. If you’re with someone who demands four-star-treatment at the hottest venues, you may find yourself broke and exhausted fast. If they can’t be happy with a night in and a homemade meal then they’re not worth it!

• Dundalk Craigslist
• Kerry County Craigslist
• Louth Craigslist
• Mallow Craigslist
• Wexford Craigslist

Let’s be honest, you probably know if there are problems in your relationship but something keeps you from ending it whether it’s great sex, companionship, or just the fear of breaking up. You read articles like this (and probably others) for confirmation of something that you already know.

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• George Craigslist
• Johannesburg Craigslist
• Rustenburg Craigslist
• Vanderbijlpark Craigslist

One of the secrets of long-term couples isn’t that they don’t fight, is that they know how fight fair. They pick “I feel” over “You do/dont” statements and focus on the issue at hand, rather than using any conflict as a means of dredging up long standing issues and frustrations.

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• Centurion Craigslist
• Kimberley Craigslist

Passion is important to keeping your relationship strong, but when it starts to become the only way you connect with your partner, you’ve got a problem.

• Potchefstroom
• Richards Bay