Looking for a Life Partner? 7 tips to develop dating criteria

I recently met a girl who claimed she had no dating criteria. She was willing to move cities to find love, but she couldn’t tell me what she was looking for. She had no dating criteria.

The truth is, everyone has criteria whether they’ve discovered it or not. So how do you identify your dating criteria if you aren’t quite sure? Keep reading for some key tips.

I’m a fan of starting in the most controversial spaces. Why not?! RRP stands for Race, Religion & Politics. For most people 1 of the 3 can be a guaranteed deal-breaker. Consider the following:

Would you date outside of your race and/or culture? Note I said both race and culture. My husband (life partner) and I are the same race (black), but we are of different cultures. He is Somali, and I am African American. Walking down the street you wouldn’t probably notice a difference between us, but there are cultural differences. I would say our cultural differences are negligible at large because we are the same race, same religion and we share the same political views.

Does religion matter to you? Before you say no, consider a few things. Are you planning to have children? What religion will you raise them? Have you considered the challenges of raising a child in two different religions? Will it bother you if your children ultimately don’t choose your religion? What if in raising them in two religions they decide to be agnostic or atheist denying both religions?

It’s more than just did you vote for Obama or do you support Trump? It’s about being anti-guns, being pro-choice and knowing that global warming is real. It’s a belief that evolution and God can co-exist. I don’t need my spouse to agree with me on everything but some things are just deal breakers.

Don’t be afraid to admit to yourself that money matters. For many years I thought admitting that money mattered made me a gold digger. But the reality is that money does matter. America has a 50% divorce rate and the leading cause of divorce is currently money. With respect to money three things are important:

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