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My Top 4 Game-Changing Dating Tips: Lessons Learned Through Experience
In the space of 7 years, I’ve read over 300 books about dating and relationships. I kid you not! It would take around 8–9 days, but I mowed through those books.
With all the books I’ve read, there seem to be common and consistent themes, and I want to share them with you!
1. Pace yourself
A lot of relationships seem just to be based on momentum and conventional “next steps.” Oh, they talked to me, so I guess we’re going out?
Oh, we’ve gone out. So I guess we’ll start dating. Oh, we’re dating. I guess we’ll move in together. Well, we moved in together. Oh, now we’re engaged. We’ll get married and have kids, grow old, and blah blah blah.
Don’t let the fast pace sweep you away, and remove all pragmatism. Take time to assess and analyze what’s really happening. Ask thoughtful questions and make sure you’ve really thought out what an ideal relationship is and what you’re willing to do to unearth real and genuine conversations between both of you. Just remember how you dive deep into these questions is important too. Friends and lovers ask you…