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Four Practical Reasons a Potential Relationship Fails

Kirstie Taylor
4 min readJan 14, 2019

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Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash

I’m not afraid to admit that I am a frequenter of dating apps (Bumble is my service of choice).

Dating is fun for me; I like to get to know new people and, on the off chance they want to do something other than getting drinks, have a unique experience.

But my primary goal in romance is to find someone I truly connect with. I do want a relationship.

It’s not as simple as it once was though. Maybe it’s because I live in a city, but liking each other isn’t strong enough to keep two people together anymore.

In my experience, which I counted and is 16 dates, there are four aspects to a person that can make or break two people dating.

Location

Love will go the distance — but only if that distance is within an eight-mile radius.

This reason is the whole catalyst for why I’m writing this article.

I went on a date with a great guy. He was cute, challenged me intellectually, had a tall physique, and had the same interests as me. We seemed like a great match, except for one detail.

He lives in Hollywood, and I live in the South Bay.

I took the liberty of mapping that on Google for you all to figure…

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Kirstie Taylor
Kirstie Taylor

Written by Kirstie Taylor

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