How do you screen for reliability and filter out self-centered/selfish nature in dating in real life and online dating? And, how do you find out whether a person (for dating or friendship) is a 'giver' or a 'taker'?
By reliability and being a giver, I don't mean something as trivial as calling when they say they will. I mean more like being there for you when you are going through one or more major challenging life events, putting the relationship and "us" before individual interests especially when the going gets rough for you and not for them individually.
Does this kind of reliability even exist among partners and can one really, truly, deeply trust another human being or do you feel you always have to watch your back even with a partner of months or years or decades?
posted by xm
on May 7, 2013 -
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(Toronto) Can anyone recommend a good partner yoga class (or something) in the Toronto area?
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posted by JoannaC
on Jul 10, 2011 -
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It seems I don't have a lot of sustained interest in meeting new people or hanging out with people in general
other than people I'm attracted to romantically/want to date.
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posted by clever anonymous username
on Dec 19, 2010 -
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Why am I overcome with feelings of disappointment when I learn that a girl that I like has had a higher number of sexual partners than me?
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posted by anonymous
on Jul 28, 2010 -
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Have you succeeded in losing (and keeping off) a lot of weight? Were you in a relationship at the time? Great! What did your partner do to help?
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 30, 2009 -
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I'm teaching a physical class that involves close contact. For warm up exercises I like to have people work in pairs to get comfortable touching. I can only think of a couple...
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posted by bleucube
on Nov 2, 2009 -
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I'm a girl who hasn't been able to orgasm with a partner. It's been a major issue in my relationships. Is there really any point to having sexual relationships? (explicit but unsexy text)
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posted by anonymous
on Jul 25, 2009 -
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How best to handle my partner's business proposal, given our relationship and my reservations?
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 29, 2006 -
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Well the
mixtape worked (together 7 months now), but things are getting difficult as my girlfriends various issues become more and more of a problem. Help me help her.
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posted by lemonfridge
on Jul 20, 2006 -
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I own 5 % of an S coporation... Two other people own the rest plus from my understanding there is a certian percentage left open for future partners / growth .. etc. One of the owners is in the hospital and may be out of the picture for quite some time (possibly even years).. his mother the other owner is meeting with the account next week to talk about changing the status from a coporation to a single owner.. to save costs while hes away and to move the business (an e commerce site) to a someone "inactive but cutting even" situation. They want me to continue to do the web work which is why I own 5 % to begin with... but want to just "pay me" -- What is the process involved with this and can they change the company on such a fundamental level like that?
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posted by crewshell
on Mar 4, 2006 -
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What's a "normal" number of previous sexual partners to have had? Or, more to the point, if I can count mine on one hand with some leftover fingers, does it make any sense to be a little freaked out by dating someone who can't put an exact number on his?
posted by anonymous
on Oct 13, 2004 -
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