DATING RED FLAGS

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DIVORCE
10 Signs He's Bound To Be Your Future Ex-Boyfriend
By Brittany Wong
The guy described below is just not worth your time.
DIVORCE
Finally, a Therapist's Red-Flag Guide of Single Women to Avoid
By Becky Whetstone, Ph.D., LMFT, Contributor
America's Marriage & Family Therapist and Marriage Crisis Manager
The only way men could possibly make it through the dating scene in one piece is to learn the art of how to choose a woman who is most likely to enhance his life over the long haul, avoid the ones who are purveyors of pain, and I am here to help.
DIVORCE
The Pushy Guy
By Elizabeth Denham, Contributor
Author, Relationship Expert, Humorist, Advocate of Finding You...
I ended the date not long after that. I went home angry. I was not just angry with him for being pushy and not respecting my feelings about it (which is an indication of a controlling personality), but I was angry with myself for buckling.
DIVORCE
16 Red Flags Men And Women Ignored Until It Was Too Late
By Brittany Wong
9. "He told me, 'If you get fat, you're dumped.' I married him years later and he was a manipulative jerk. Surprise!" 10
WOMEN
How to Spot an Abuser Before It's Too Late
By Laura Riley, Ph.D., Contributor
Author, lecturer, psychologist
In my 30+ years of clinical experience, I've seen that abusers are often unable to solve conflicts verbally. Under stress, words fail them. Instead of using the small muscles around their mouth to discuss a problem, they lash out with large arm or leg muscles to relieve the tension.
DIVORCE
3 Relationship Red Flags That Should Send You Running
3. He's a lone wolf with few friends who feels largely misunderstood by the world. This has a romantic allure -- only you
DIVORCE
10 Relationship Red Flags You're Probably Ignoring
By Brittany Wong
Face it: You let a lot of annoying things about your significant other slide when you're in love. Your girlfriend orders
OWN
How To Avoid Common Marriage Traps
The Balance Of Power During my marriage, I often deferred to my husband when it came to deciding where we went on vacation
DIVORCE
24 Things You DON'T Want In A New Love
By Brittany Wong
DIVORCE
Red Flags: Is It A Bad Sign if Someone's Never Been Married By Middle Age?
"You’ve had a number of relationships that just didn’t work out," Goldstein wrote. "If people have questions about your marital
COMEDY
The 10 Types of Guys You Should Never Date!!!!!
By Meg Favreau, Contributor
Contributor
Omg ladies, dating is awful, right? Make sure it isn't even worse by avoiding these types of guys!!!
WELLNESS
Just Say 'Bye Bye' Before You Say 'I Do': 10 Relationship Red Flags
By Mark Goulston, Contributor
Author, writer, syndicated columnist, executive coach, speaker...
Jerome Kern wrote, "When you're in love, smoke gets in your eyes." And that smoke can quickly turn into a smokescreen that you are unable to see through to see if your love relationship has any chance of lasting.
WOMEN
How A Married Man's Friendships With Single Women Become Affairs
By David Wygant, Contributor
Dating and relationship coach, author
On the surface, he looks like the All-American dad; on the surface, he looks like a great husband; on the surface, he tells everybody that it's OK that his marriage isn't passionate -- he's grown so much as an individual that he doesn't need wild, fulfilling sex anymore. But he's lonely.
DIVORCE
Red Flags Divorcees On Reddit Say They Should Not Have Ignored
You know what they say: hindsight is 20/20. But it's not until you've been through divorce or a tough breakup that you begin
WOMEN
Dating Advice: Want to Know What Kind of a Man he is? Look at His Friends
By Holly Sidell, Contributor
Writer, Breast Cancer Survivor, Reiki Master, Occasional Actress
I admit that I am 100% guilty of not taking this advice in the past. I met one ex-boyfriend after his married best friend hit on me. Then, there was the guy whose friends all made a group pact that they would never get married.
MARLO THOMAS
Red Flags For Mr.Unavailable, From Dr. Gail Saltz (WATCH)
By Gabrielle Linzer
WOMEN
Red Flags: Dating and Presidents
By Holly Sidell, Contributor
Writer, Breast Cancer Survivor, Reiki Master, Occasional Actress
I would never get into a relationship with a man who was constantly contradicting himself and constantly changing his views on things based on appeasing other people... and I would never vote for a President like that, either.
QUEER VOICES
Are You in a Relationship With the Wrong Woman? 10 Red Flags
By Sasha Lotrian, Contributor
Gay rights activist and lesbian blogger, CardCarryingLesbian.com
All too often, women want to know what they're doing wrong, when really it's that they're dating the wrong person! After hearing far too many similar stories from single lesbians, I realized there were some common threads running through many of them, so I compiled 10 glaring red flags.
MARLO THOMAS
Dating Red Flags To Look Out For, From Lauren Frances (WATCH)
By Danielle Page
DIVORCE
My Post-Divorce Dating Mishaps
By Vicki Larson, Contributor
Co-author of "The New I Do," journalist, mom
I'll be the first to admit that I didn't know much about marriage when I said "I do" the first time...
STYLE & BEAUTY
The Rules Redux: Language Barrier Love And The Surprising Advantages of Dating Someone You Can't Understand
By Jag Carrao, Contributor
Dating and relationship coach
Is communication the key to long-lasting relationships? Not according to Sean Connery. Though no paragon of husbandly virtues, Connery may be on to something.
STYLE & BEAUTY
The Rules Redux: The Five Red Flags of Online Dating
By Jag Carrao, Contributor
Dating and relationship coach
Want to avoid the disappointments and aggravation of online dating? Girlfriends, you know what I'm talking about: the "no-show" flakes, the chronic complainers, the promising first couple of dates that lead nowhere?