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Dating guidelines for finding a life-long mate

In our modern day many go from relationship to relationship hoping to meet that perfect partner.
It really is not that complicated and out of our control as it may seem to find that special someone.
It just requires a little bit of a different perception. If you really desire to find a life-long mate, here is some easy guidelines that will provide helpful tools in your journey towards union.

First you have to know what you want in a mate. Before you can know that, you have to know about yourself intimately. What your values are, what your dreams and desires are, where your shortcomings lies and what you fear. You have to be brave enough to allow someone else to look at you this closely and face rejection. Many people today seem to lack the courage to allow themselves to be vulnerable in this fashion, which leads to a cycle of shallow relationships in which the players are easily replaced if they don't measure up.

There is no such thing as the perfect person, but the good news is that the perfect love exists. Learn to love yourself despite your perceived flaws and shortcomings, and thus you will be able to be more tolerant toward others.

You have to know and love yourself, so you know what you bring to the table.
Because what you are on the same frequency as, you will attract.
(If you are single and date frequently you might have noticed this as a tendency to attract the same type of relationship dynamics over and over again)
This means a lot of self-knowledge most people today lack. However, there is a few simple and powerful tools to reach self-knowledge as well as intimacy with a partner that is fundamental.

Once you are prepared, there exist so many places to meet potential matches, doing your past-time activity perhaps, at work, via Internet, in the dog park, grocery store, dance hall, neighborhood karaoke bar or potbellied pig rescue farm.

The first three months are called the "honeymoon period" as it is usually smooth going and exciting. But as with a wedding and a marriage. It is awful folly to
spend a year to plan the wedding and no time to plan the marriage. It is just as
unwise to plot the first few dates to attract the other person, with no other sound ideas what to do once you have attracted what you believe could be your beloved life-mate .

The cardinal rule is to be truthful. Many gives a glorified version of themselves to be liked, but eventually this mask will be too heavy to uphold and challenges starts emerging into the scene. This usually happens within


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