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06th Jul 2018

The six (strange) signs that show your partner is the one for you

A checklist of sorts.

Cathy Donohue

If you’re in a relationship and feel you and your other half are ridiculously compatible, keep reading.

Claire Wexler, vice president of dating site Selective Search, and Fay Goldman, of Meaningful Connections, spoke to Women’s Health about the six subtle signs that prove he\she the one for you.

They’re actually quite interesting and not as obvious as you might have thought.

Not your usual type

Fay says that having ‘a type’ is a pitfall that people fall into and more often than not, it doesn’t work out. This shows that choosing someone out of your comfort zone might be the way to go.

Liking the same food

This one sounds a bit silly but Claire says that this can become a big issue for some couples particularly if one person likes trying new foods and the other sticks to the same thing.

A man’s best friend

If you love dogs and your partner isn’t a fan, this could be a red flag, according to Claire.

“If your dog is like your baby but the guy you’re with was raised to think dogs aren’t part of the family, that can spiral” says the relationship expert.

It may not seem a big deal but if your other half expresses boredom when you’re talking about your dog/cat/animal of choice, that could potentially get tiresome after a while.

english bulldog puppy

You’re as equally messy/tidy as each other

If you both like the place spick and span or if you’re BOTH happy with clutter lying around, this is a good sign, says Claire.

However, if you have completely different opinions of ‘messy’ and ‘tidy’, it could get problematic.

It might not seem like a major issue but if you think about it, constantly asking your partner to tidy can annoy them and if you’re the one posing the questions, that can prove a pain in the proverbial ass too.

You’re on the same page when it comes to timekeeping

You’re both punctual or you both have a tendency to be a little (or a lot) late.

If you’re always arriving a few minutes after the agreed time, or vice versa, then Claire says your boyfriend or girlfriend can feel like “you don’t respect their time”.

You thought he/ she was too nice

The old “too nice” chestnut.

For some reason, bad boys (or girls) keep people interested but in Fay’s opinion, that could be exactly what you don’t need.

Fay says that although people tend to be attracted to people who aren’t overly interested, sometimes what you need “is the opposite of that”.

Long story short. Give the nice guy/girl a chance.