Be yourself when dating.
It's natural to want to impress a date.
After all, they caught your eye, and you want them to share the fondness you feel towards them.
As a result, it's not uncommon to tweak your personality in the hopes of pleasing a significant other.
However, there are instances when lying can backfire on you.
At the end of the day, it's just better to be yourself when dating.
Read on to learn why.
A lie said during the dating period can blow up in your face as the relationship grows.
A good example is dating someone who smokes.
Secretly, the habit disgusts you, but for some reason, you forgive it for the sake of the relationship.
Later on, however, you grow repulsed by your partner's constant smoking, and the feeling takes its toll on you.
A breakup is inevitable.
Women who are subjected to emotional or physical abuse also tend to compromise too much when it comes to relationships.
They know they don't want to be treated poorly, but for some reason, they allow their partner to step all over them.
At some point, they have to make a decision about sticking around or leaving the abuse.
Sometimes, their choice comes too late.
Religion is also an area that people compromise in order to develop a relationship.
If you know that you have no future with someone of a different belief system, why would you waste your time with them? No matter how long the relationship lasts, at some point, you may want to talk about marriage.
How will the children be raised if you and your partner can't agree spiritually? Final Thoughts Love requires more than good feelings.
It requires thought.
Be yourself when dating, and don't compromise your values to accommodate someone else.
Knowing what you want and need in a relationship will only help you in the long run.