d) Am I staying in a relationship with someone who isn’t capable of taking our relationship to next level? Sometimes people stay in dead-end relationships because something is better than nothing. This is a big mistake. Because you are so set on being “IN” a relationship, you ignore big problems. Look for more information on this subject in an upcoming article.

e) Do I know how to find and meet new people? If you want to be in a relationship, you are going to have to be a good salesperson. You are marketing yourself. The better you are at marketing yourself, better chance you have of finding someone with whom you can share rest of your life. Don’t expect God to drop someone in your lap.

Marketing yourself DOES NOT mean making things up about yourself to fit what you think others want to see! If you don’t market REAL you, your relationships will most likely be dead before they ever really get started. There’s more to come on “Methods to Marketing Yourself” in another article that you’ll be seeing soon.

So, are you ready or not? Consider your answers to previous questions. If you are ready, move forward with confidence and a belief that you can create a successful long-term relationship. Successful daters are confident in themselves. They aren’t too confident, but they send a message to others that they believe in themselves.

If you aren’t ready, that is okay. Take your time and get yourself ready. Whatever you do, don’t date someone or lead him or her on if you aren’t ready for a commitment. When you are ready to be in a relationship, you will be more comfortable with yourself and your ability to succeed in relationships.

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Even if lie isn’t caught, ‘lied-to-loved-one’ feels something shifting—the one we care about slowly slipping away, and we’re left to wonder why? What happened? Relationship decay begins. The end is coming because a lie indicates a lack of respect, which will most likely be repeated. This is a fatal cycle, and it's killing relationships that begin with real potential.

And regarding our appearances, “Glamour Shots” and 7-year old pictures need to be updated. Don’t we all want and deserve someone who accepts us as we are, so we can gracefully get on with processes of life, feeling loved as years go by?

If you're stretching truth, maybe it’s time to ask yourself why you are doing this? Are you wasting your own and others’ time and money dating when you’re not emotionally ready?

And, hey, did you know honesty can actually be better for appearances too! Did you know it takes 300 different wrinkle-forming muscles to frown through a lie, while it only takes ten to smile and tell truth? We might just find ourselves in healthier, happier relationships with a minimum of additional effort.

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