Yesterday, we came across points concerning knowing yourself. Now, we shall draw our attention to knowing your partner better. Don't miss part I here.

Next is knowing the other person. Ever hear the saying 'love at first sight'? In some cases that may be true, but honestly you can't expect it to happen to yourself, staring at everyone that passes isn't a real good dating strategy, I can assure you of this. You need to be realistic, that MAY happen to you but don't count on it just the same, finding love isn't that simple, you can't honestly just look at a person and you both just get a click in your head where you two realize its everlasting love that will never fail. You really need to realize that the reality of things is that finding love at first sight does not really work out in the end if that is all you shoot for. You need to get to know this person first before you can really decide if it's worth keeping. And I should mention that good looks is the perfect way to taint this. You see good looking person and you think you're in love. Well you happen to be wrong! You can't experience love without knowing a person, good looks sure aren't everything, and in most cases their good looks get to their heads and they will be a worse person then what they started out as. If you bank on good looks your relationship is doomed to fail, and that's no fib.

Getting to know a person takes time, sure it does, which is why when best friends marry their relationships last and are said to be the best relationships there are. So get to know this person, be their friend. Spend more time together to get to know each other that much better. If you date them make sure nothing gets super serious until you feel you both know a good amount about each other and that you two laid down some great foundation for a relationship. It's super east to fall in love with some person that you seen for the first time, but that may change easily once you get to know the person for who they are, not how they look.

It is worth taking time to first meet a person to learn about that person that you feel would be a good keeper for you and your love. Yes, it will take time but the best things in life do, you just need a little more patience and you will be fine. What time you spend getting to know this person, and yourself, will be all worth it in the end when your relationship isn't blind, but instead full of knowledge and love that can only bud into something greater that lasts. Good luck everyone!