The Trait To Look Out For When Dating: What We Learned The Hard Way (So You Don't Have To)

What if we told you there is one trait that predicts if a relationship will work out (or not)? And this absolutely should be something you're looking for when dating. If someone you're seeing doesn't demonstrate these qualities – don't just walk away but run! In this episode, we dig into what we wish we knew to look for in a partner earlier, that eventually we realized through our own situations and those of friends. We discuss why this one thing will make or break a relationship, how to see if it's a quality the person you're dating possesses and why so many of the red flags we focus on don't matter – but this one does. Enjoy! - Take the Dating Archetypes quiz now: Read our book: How To Be Dateable: The Essential Guide To Finding Your Person and Falling in Love: Try the Dateable AI Dating Coach: Get personalized advice trained on our years of podcast episodes, courses and frameworks:

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The Trait To Look Out For When Dating: What We Learned The Hard Way (So You Don't Have To) is an episode from Dateable: Your insider's look into modern dating by Yue Xu and Julie Krafchick.

This episode is 23:03 long.

This episode was published on May 1, 2026.

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