How many times have you thought you have found the perfect boyfriend or girlfriend only to find out a short time later that they are completely or at the least mildly insane! Well, you should have picked up on a few signs that all was not right with this person sooner as those that are wrong for us usually display some types of signs that you should be running away as fast as you can. The clues that someone is wrong for us are usually pretty obvious but those signs that someone is a keeper are much less apparent and take more time to realize. Here are several key indicators that person might be a keeper or at least worthy of a further commitment of your time.

Anyone who has been in a toxic relationship can look back well after it ended and identify the exact time and causes of its untimely demise. Bad relationships usually occur when people enter into them without really knowing the other person. You may think that the dating process should take care of all the questions and guesswork, but most people are still caught up in the flame of passion and disregard the tell tale signs of a toxic relationship.

Usually we can identify one or two particular habits that above all others drive us  NUTS! It’s usually something that grows over time, and at the beginning of a relationship it is hardly even noticed. It’s kind of like a snowball rolling down a hill, getting bigger and more threatening the longer it’s allowed to continue on its course.

Healthy relationships don’t always happen overnight, quite often they take a bit of time and nurturing to allow any residual negative feelings from past relationships, such as jealousy and envy to fade to nothing. However, sometimes if things are not progressing at a pace that you are comfortable with drastic measures may be needed, such as making him jealous.  Now this is not always a winning strategy as jealousy games can backfire, but they can also stimulate natural male instincts to seize that which may seem to be slipping away.

It’s not actually about how to make a guy jealous, it’s more about trying to cultivate a healthy relationship and doing those things that will result in a positive outcome for both you and a potential boyfriend.  But let’s just say for argument’s sake that of all your male acquaintances there is one that really stands out and you are certain that he likes you as well, but you just can’t seem to get him to make a move trying to make him jealous might be your only solution.

A relationship is a gamble, from the very beginning till, if you’re lucky “death do us part”. Obviously it requires time and effort, however the payback isn’t always what’s expected. The heartache, the pain, the torture and the list goes on, is what we are left with most of the times. Too bad the notion of “money back guarantee” or rather of “the time back guarantee” is non existent. The reason to why does it happen? Varies from the most stupid T-Rex walk, picky eater and littering to cheating, lack of romance and not getting along with the relatives. To list them all would be impossible.

Wouldn’t it be great if every time we asked someone out on a date the answer would be a resounding yes! Unfortunately unless you are a supermodel or have your own private jet the chances of perfection in the wide world of dating is pretty slim. Successful dating has to have a strong plan with the ultimate aim of finding someone special. Don’t get too caught up in trying to overcome failure and triumph in the dating world and concentrate more on becoming one the many successful stories that we all hear about.

The citizens of a country are governed by rules of law and have specific boundaries in place by which those that live in that country have a mutual understanding of what is right and what is wrong. These citizens agree to respect differences among them in order to have a peaceful co-existence. Relationships are pretty much the same in some respects, as a mutual understanding between a couples usually begins with good boundaries that both can agree upon. This is why healthy relationships always have boundaries, and boundary violations can mean an ugly end to a relationship.

What does PDA stand for?

Public displays of affection are a demonstration of physical affection and emotional connection between two people. Although quite often those witnessing such spectacles are inclined to shout out “Get a Room!” Showing public displays of affection depends on the upbringing of the couple about getting intimate out in the open. Some people will see it as the most natural thing in a relationship, while others will feel awkward when the topic is brought up and even more uncomfortable when the kissing or hand holding occurs without warning.

OMG! And LOL! Are just two of the many acronyms that are commonly used in the emails and texts sent by millions of people every day, but an abbreviation seen more and more in the profiles of those who enjoy the online dating sites is LTR. What does LTR mean in dating? Well, it’s actually quite simple, it means long term relationship. Those who prefer to search for a LTR relationship are not looking for one night stands or hook-ups, but instead something that is stable and ongoing. Let’s be serious, how many times have you had your partner in a one night stand interested in meeting the parents!

Have you ever started dating someone only to find that you have about as much in common as Donald Trump does with Hillary Clinton? The compatibility might be as combustible as gasoline and a lit match, but there is something that just keeps drawing the two of you together. This may happen a lot more than you would think, and the phrase “opposites attract” seems to be used by your friends and family to describe the current state of affairs in your dating life.

Aside from all the larger than life inappropriate workplace dating scenarios that bombard us on a daily basis courtesy of our cable television provider, workplace romances do take place and unfortunately can make for a very awkward environment for those involved. The work environment is constructed for….well, work! And many companies have a specific workplace dating policy in their employee handbooks explicitly addressing office romances.