Detect or Regret

What you want or don't want in your partner. You can tell by the way they bring themselves or what they do. Observe before it's too late. Trust me on this, you don't want to fall in love with a liar or a fake. Hope this helps.

1. Protocol: First or Second? Whether it's walking through a door, ordering dinner, or taking a bite out of the freshly baked cookies you have made together, if your partner always have to go first this could indicate self- centeredness. Are you willing to always be the giver?

2. Politics: Liberal or Conservative? How your partner views what is right or wrong in a political sense tells you a lot about their deep inner beliefs about society, and ultimately, the way they will approach your relationship issues. Will their views cause a rift in your relationship?

3. Television: Sitcoms or News? If their tendency is to watch "escape" TV programs versus "newsy/event" oriented ones, you can learn a lot about one's intellect. Do you want a mate who can keep up with your every day interest in what is going on in the world or a person you can run away with to avoid the world we live in?

4. Money: Flash or Stash? If your partner throws money around while dating, they might well be reckless with your joint finances when you move in together. Do you want to hook up with a tightwad or splurger?

5. Stress: Freak or Peak? Under Pressure, do they go to pieces or rise to the top of their game? If the answer is the former, every minor incident in your relationship might become a crisis. Do you like a lot of drama?

6. Conversation: About You or Him? As you first get to know each other do they always talk about themselves first or you? If they are usually the topic priority do not expect that to change. Can you subordinate yourself to the world revolving around them?

7. Pets: Warm or Aloof? Believe it or not, the way in which they treat animals will not be dissimilar to how they treat your children. How do you want them to treat your loved ones?

8. Communication: Listens or Ignores? If you have something you want to talk about and they tune you out as a general rule, can you cope?

9. Strangers: Kind or Rude? How they treat those they do not know (waiters, grocery clerks) often reflects on how he will treat people in general, including you, shortly after the glow wears off.

10. Priorities: Family or Work? You can tell almost immediately where a person's preferences lie in terms of what comes first (a family member's illness or a business trip) by the choices they make when faced with an "either/or" situation. Do you care if they leave on the next plane to present the such-and-such report if you or the kids have pneumonia?

11. Appearance: Fat or Fit? How they regard their appearance screams loudly about their sense of self-esteem. Those who eat sensibly, workout reasonably, and who take pride in their appearance are the ones who have a great sense of self. Do they really have self-confidence or might it be a front?

12. Faith: Strong or Weak? If you want a peak at his soul, learn more about his spirituality, or lack of it. What a person believes deep down is often what shapes the way in which they conduct their day-to-day affairs. What is your mate's "words to live by?"

Taken from YAHOO!