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the RELATIONSHIP dance Dating 101 I f you’re in the dating scene have you noticed that you attract the same kind of person over and over? You start to believe that “They (men/women) are all the same!”. The truth is they AREN’T all the same, but you may have some patterns which set you up for failure. In retrospect you can see the warning signs that you ignored while hoping for the best. Awareness gives you the opportunity to make some changes; changes net different results. I ask people in relationships to think about the dynamics and assess them like a light signal; Red Light – Stop NOW! Yellow light – Proceed with caution. And Green light – Go! It may not be immediately clear because people can be on their best behavior for a while, but their true colors will start to show in subtle ways one way or another. The following is not an extensive list but is meant to give you a way to no