How Do You Know Your Date's a Keeper? The 7 'Green Flags' To Look For
Green Flags are a sign that someone is likely to approach relationships in a more healthy and mature way - meaning better prospects for long term success.
Red means 'Danger'
You match on a dating, but how do you know your new date's a keeper? It’s important to be open-minded when you start dating someone. Sure, you might hate the way they fold their clothes, the fact that they snore, or leave dirty dishes on the sink - but these things aren’t exactly deal breakers that are likely to cause emotional harm.
Real dating red flags tend to be a little more complex than habits you could pass off as behavioural quirks. A red flag can be defined as something your partner does that indicates a lack of respect, integrity or interest towards the relationship - and those are little warning signs that a potential partner should be avoided at all costs.
Fifty shades of beige...
There are also dating beige flags: meaning that a person shows signs that they are simply too boring to date. Beige flags can be spotted within a profile that contains meaningless platitudes, and thus minimising their appeal and failing to stand out in an already crowded dating space.
Generic dating app profiles can make you wonder how original and fun this person really is, but in truth, everyone wants to be with someone who is unique in some way.
Perhaps they list their main life interest as something as nondescript as 'Nice meals out', 'spending time with friends' - or claim to spend their weekends watching mundane documentaries on Netflix. [YAWN!]
Green is for 'Go!'
But we rarely hear about the green flags – even though they're exactly what we should be looking out for at the start of a relationship.
A green flag is a behaviour or personal quality that indicates the person you're with is more likely to approach relationships in healthy, mature, and generally desirable ways in the future.