Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Getting into a Relationship-Ten Things You Should Know About Yourself

We all want to know who others are. We want to know every thing about others. But do you really know yourself? Some claim that nobody has understood them yet, but do they understand themselves? So easily we say we know this or that person, taking it for granted sometimes that they have opened up to you. But what about you? Have you opened up to yourself?
Before you get into a relationship, you must know yourself. Before you talk about knowing who you want to get into a relationship with, it is beneficial you know somethings about yourself. When you do this, then you would be able to define yourself and in-turn know the kind of persons you want.
So what are the important things you should know about yourself?
  1. You should know if you are the caring type. Most partners would want you to be very caring to them and if you are not caring, it could cause your relationship to be a short one.
  2. You should know if you are selfish and try to change if you are. Most partners do not know how to share. Some persons can live with them, while some others can not live with people like this. So knowing this about yourself would help in deciding on who you want to get involved with.
  3. Are you open-minded? You should know if you are open. If you share things your thoughts with friends. Your potential partner might be the type that would want to know everything.
  4. Are you responsible? If you are the the type that hangs out in bars, parties frequently, smokes and stays out late, some persons might not want get involved with you. So you should know if you would have to change.
  5. You should know what makes you get angry. Some people have attitudes that are annoying to some, while to others these same attitudes are enjoyable. So you should know this about yourself so you don`t get into the wrong hands.
  6. Money Money Money. Are you a cash loving person? As you may know, not everybody wants to spend their money. Some just want to save it forever.
  7. What do you really want from the relationship? You`ll have to know this. You must determine if you want to go into a long-term relationship or a short one. You should also know if you are getting into a relationship because of what you have to gain. Knowing what you want would also help you in decision making.
  8. Are you romantic? Some people can not cope with partners that are not romantic while some can`t. Some are ready to teach their partners to be romantic while some just want a ready-made romantic partner.
  9. What do you truly like? Some of  us think we like a thing while in the actual sense, we do not like that thing. We like this thing when we are with this group of people and when we are with another group, we hate it. So I recommend Self-exploration.
  10. Are you ready to go into a relationship? Don`t go into a relationship when you are not ready. The out-come might be devastating.
These ten are not the only things you have know about yourself but you have to know these ones. This would be very helpful in choosing a love partners.

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