Whether you’re looking for love or in a long-term relationship, keep these things in mind.
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1. Stop playing the dating game, don't let the whole "I need to wait 3 hours to text back" thing take up time and space in your head, just be yourself.
2. Open yourself up to love, don't let your cynicism close you down.
3. It's one of the biggest clichés out there, but love yourself first, else you won't be able to find love with someone else. Heal your heart, get your confidence back if it's been knocked and then you'll be more than ready to enter the dating ring.
4. Ditch exes you keep sort of kind of going back to.
5. Don't dwell on past relationship failures.
6. Date unashamedly, try online dating if you want or speed dating or Tinder. Don't feel like you're being lame, try new things, be adventurous.
7. Stop being too picky and scrap ridiculous deal breakers.
8. Weed out the "fuckboys" in your life, people who make you feel shitty, leave you hanging or only think about themselves. You don't want no scrub.
9. If you're dating someone who makes you feel bad, whether they check out other people when you're with them or give you little snide remarks about your looks, let them know it's not okay.
10. Never ever, let anyone make you feel like you're not good enough.
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11. Don't ignore the little relationship voice of doubt, because it will only get louder.
12. Address your jealousy issues. Why are you jealous? Why is it hard for you to trust someone? If it's something you've been through in the past, tell your new partner about it.
13. Make sure you have someone outside of the relationship you can talk and vent to.
14. Always say what's on your mind, don't bottle things up.
15. Show that you care, never assume people just "know" how you feel about them, make it obvious.
16. Be brave, if you want to say "I love you", just do it.
17. Don't stay with someone just because it's convenient.
18. Don't stay with someone just because you feel bad.
19. Plan plenty of Treat Yo Self days for you and your partner.
20. Even in a long-term relationship, make sure you've got enough "me time" where you can just read a book by yourself.
