The dating world is littered with all sorts of flags, including red ones that tell us to run away and green ones that cheer us on. While most of us focus on the former, the warning signs cue us to turn tail, and the green flags might better indicate a suitable match. If you’re looking for a partner on a progressive dating app, consider the following as a sign of good things to come:
Someone Who Shares Your Values
Values, in general, are a vital factor in the romance realm; if someone’s ethics, politics, beliefs, and goals don’t align with yours, it can be challenging to get past an appetizer, let alone 60 years of matrimony. Of course, this doesn’t mean you and your potential partner must agree on everything, but you should match up regarding the big-issue stuff.
Someone Who Doesn’t Agree Just to Agree
While it’s crucial that partners share values, it’s equally important that those values are sincere. A good partner doesn’t agree with you for the sake of agreeing; they agree with you because they share your beliefs. Sincerity is vital in all areas of a relationship, not just when discussing politics, ideas, or tenets. A partner who lacks sincerity is a partner who can’t be trusted.
Someone Not Too Much Like You
Dating in the digital age means all sorts of people are at your fingertips, and most daters want to find someone who is like them…to a degree. However, dating someone too similar to yourself can cause friction in a relationship and might annoy you, too (after all, opposites attract for a reason). The key is to find a match who shares your values but will challenge you, help you push yourself, and introduce you to new things in life.
Someone Who Has Interests Outside of Politics
A relationship based purely on politics is one-dimensional and unlikely to go anywhere; if every date involves watching CSPAN, you’ll eventually get bored. This concept isn’t limited to politics; it’s hard to have any type of healthy relationship when it revolves around a single thing (whether that thing is politics, sex, TV, hobbies, partying, or something else). The most substantial relationships are multi-faceted and filled with spontaneity, variety, and novel adventures.
Dating isn’t easy; limiting yourself to those waving green flags makes navigating a progressive dating app easier. Look for these traits in a partner, and, who knows, your green flag just might turn into a checkered one and usher you toward the finish line.
TruuBlue is an AI-powered dating app for socially progressive singles. Its focus on issues ranging from pro-choice, climate change, and gun control to immigration laws and LGBTQ protections empowers people to find partners with shared values and passions.
