The One Person You Shouldn't Date

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Melissa Macedo
Michelle Macedo

shot by Eric Lombart

grip - Melissa Gasca, John Lee

sound - John Lee

edited by Timothy Hautekiet

gfx by Megan Toenyes

[JamesMedaugh]

The one person you shouldn't date: Prince Charles.

Done and done

[TheSolidfoxhound]

A piece of advice:

"If you are a creative person date someone who's a fan of your creativity"

[richardbraakman]

"She's capable of anything" sounds so different in a romance vs a thriller

[NickNotas]

Never prioritize someone who treats you like an option. That alone will save you so much time and heartbreak.

[ellie]

I love the idea of trying to recognizing your own core gifts and only accepting people who appreciate them and you.

[AC-cgbe]

Basically put, your partner should always lift you up to be the best person you can be.

Even if they are jealous, they need to put their jealousy aside and help you foster what you're good at doing. After all, growing as a person requires discomfort, and jealousy is just a form of discomfort about a perceived inadequacy.

Support your loved ones, peeps, and accept they *will* be better than you in some areas. It's the adult thing to do.

[Basementjacks]

Most of Diana interviews hurt me to my soul. She still and always be the queen in our hearts!

[hampdog]

"I've been single for three years now"

Me: "Finally, a worthy opponent! Our battle will be legendary!"

[Psychgo]

Hi Anna, we've reached out to you over email! Hopefully we can collaborate together soon :)

[thebear]

Wisdom does not come with age, it comes with experience. We tend to get better when we look at our failures.

[tommygunn]

Empathy is definitely a core gift. In all honesty, if you feel what someone feels, then they will most certainly appreciate and reciprocate

[therealraashmi]

I absolutely love the turn towards introspection over the past few years for Anna. Her combition of wit and sincerity really make the viewing experience feel personal and relatable

[KhushiSingh-xijt]

Anna fascinates me to no end with her intellect.

[Mlogan]

The conundrum is it's rare that any person is an "either/or" fully inspirational or deprivational, but rather BOTH will have a mix of inspirational traits along with deprivational traits- because we are HUMAN with imperfections.
So one must figure out what the "mix" is with not just the person you're interested in but yourself as well to figure out if the "combined mix" is mutually compatible.

[JinjiSayson]

Also, the folks at Psych2go mentioned that we tend to be attracted to what's familiar, rather than what's best for us. So if you grew up in an abusive household, you are familiar with that toxic environment and might subconsciously seek to recreate that familiar environment in a new connection. Hence, why it's important to know yourself before looking for a serious romantic connection.

[clairhamill]

Know yourself before you know others. Know your wants and desires before you learn those of someone else. Understand if you are following your natural path (Tao) or trying to force a path/relationship to meet your own goal.

[christopherking]

One of my favorite things about Anna is that she's not self-deprecating, but is realistic with her faults. <3

[jnb]

The fact that someone as beautiful, talented and intelligent as you has been single for 3 years makes me feel a lot less troubled by my almost four years of being single. This is the longest stretch I can remember and it is by choice for the most part - so much effort needs to be made to share something that should be so easy and I am just not going to settle for anything less than what I want. She's out there somewhere and if the universe will it we will find each other. Good luck with your chosen direction and thank you for sharing!

[ianoduor]

Prince Charles with the dislike we see you. Wonderful work as always Anna

[PedroBlazeArt]

I really admire that she didn't place the blame of the ending of previous relationships entirely on the other person. Takes real guts and courage to admit one may have been to blame.