Topic: dealbreakers

7 Reasons Not To Blow Someone Off

7 Reasons Not To Blow Someone Off
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Our friends at TheFrisky have a list of “7 Perfectly Acceptable Reasons To Blow Someone Off.” We guess that’s good if you’re someone who really tries to make relationships work. Huh. That must be interesting. Some people believe in “holding on tightly, letting go lightly.” Other people believe in taking relationships and, at the first sign that something is amiss, flinging them across the room like hot potatoes while screaming “you tricked me into thinking you were perfect and scalded my hands, you fucking liar!” We are hot potato people, and sometimes, we’re too hasty. Here are some things that it’s maybe not worth blowing people off over. More »

Smoking Is Not a Dealbreaker

Smoking Is Not a Dealbreaker

Lilit always inspires me to get writing. And today is no exception. Today, she asked is smoking a deal-breaker? This got me thinking a lot about deal-breakers in general and how destructive they can be. For a long time now, and even here at TheGloss, I’ve argued that using deal-breakers or checklists is a terrible way to go about dating. It excludes wonderful people from your life for mostly petty reasons. There are a million examples to prove this point, but I’d like to share a personal one. More »