8 Rules of Love: The Sunday Times bestsellling guide on how to find lasting love and enjoy healthy relationships, from the author of Think Like A Monk

This question reveals our insecurity, our fear, our anxiety around loneliness, and these

Who’s the most fascinating person you’ve ever met? What’s the most out-of-character thing you’ve ever done or would like to do? Have you ever had a big plot twist in your life? If you won the lottery, what would you spend the money on? What’s the most spontaneous thing you’ve ever done? What is a tough thing you dealt with in your past? What makes

very feelings prevent us from finding love. Researchers at the University of Toronto found through a series of studies that when we’re afraid of being single, we’re more likely to settle for less satisfying relationships.

Social media: I like documenting my life for my friends / Social media is not my thing; I like to be in the here and now Weekends/Travel: I want to see the world / When I have free time, I just want or need to relax Date night: I like to stay home and cook / I love a night out on the town TV: I watch something every night / I curate my shows carefu

Do you have a dream you’d like to fulfill one day—a job, a trip, an accomplishment? What would you like to change about your life?

In productive arguments, we mutually agree on ways we’re both going to change our behavior going forward. Both partners are happy with the resolution.

Perhaps the most important lesson solitude offers is helping us understand our own imperfection. This prepares us to love someone else, in all their beauty and imperfection.

If you could meet anyone, who would it be? Is there a single moment or experience that changed your life? Is there someone you consider to be your greatest teacher?

Conversation: I like to discuss all kinds of topics in detail / I’m a person of few