DEALBREAKERS are things you will not stand for.
Decide what they are and make a written list long before you need to. Promise yourself that you will stick to them because they are DEALBREAKERS.
Your list should not include superficial things like not being with a man who is not 6″4, that doesn’t have green eyes and who drives a vehicle less expensive than a Porsche.
Think about the DEALBREAKERS that are actually important.
Maybe it’s a man who:
- smokes any kind of substance;
- has children by multiple women and/or never sees them and/or does not financially support them;
- is often rude to waitstaff when you go out; or
- compares you to other women every time he opens his mouth…
It’s YOUR list, your business and no one needs to know what’s on it.
Marquessa 
A formal dinner invitation ….
Darling, hear my last appeal
Is that how you really feel?
I’ll quit the dope. To ease your fears
I’ll kiss your lips. I’ll dry your tears
Don’t put me yet upon the skids
I’ll hide my past. I’ll hide my kids
I’ll tell you that you are the best
(though, the last girl – she had bigger breasts)
At least may yet we share a meal
Before you (wisely) break the deal?
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Oh, I almost forgot …
I’ll show the waitress
I’ll show style
I’ll be polite
– might even smile.
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LOL. 🙂
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Straight up lying
I won’t date and have not dated any one with children or who isn’t legal divorced
No he can’t sleep over
Me having to pay for the date or slitting the bill or asking to borrow money.
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All good ones too though at my age, a man with no kids would be a stretch. They would have to be grown and out of the house. 😁
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I agree grown and out of the house
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Bravo!
Also: minimizing my accomplishments, insisting I do the housekeeping because it’s “woman’s work,” and spending more on himself and clothes than he spends on me.
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Oh yeah, yours are important ones too!
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Oh rude to waitstaff – such a red flag. Also great gif 🙂
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Great advice! I was listening to a podcast today about relationships, and they mentioned that there’s a difference between dealbreakers vs. preferences. Great thoughts!
Stopping by from A to Z!
– Jayden Vincente
Erotic fiction author
https://jrvincente.com/a-to-z-2021/
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