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By Norine Dworkin-McDaniel, Special to Lifescript

Did one more guy you thought was The One turn into The One Who Got Away? Don’t despair: The situation isn’t hopeless – and neither are you! But bad dating traits may be ruining your happy ending. Learn how to break them…

You want the big relationship − where you get your mail at the same address, plan vacations a year in advance and have inside jokes and nicknames.

Yet, despite a string of promising relationships, you’re still not partnered up. Sure, it could be the duds you’re meeting. But if all your romances crash and burn – or first dates don’t even make it out of the gate – it’s time to question if you’re driving them off.

“A lot of women think, I’m too old, I’m too fat, I’m not wealthy enough,” says PerfectMatch.com relationship expert Pepper Schwartz, Ph.D. “It’s usually not those things.”

So what is it? Read on for the 9 dating don’ts that could be sabotaging your love life:

1. Your must-have list is pages long.
Your dream man may be a 6-foot-tall doctor who never forgets an anniversary and loves to go shopping with you. Good luck with that.

When sizing up someone’s partner potential, your image of the “ideal man” could be shutting your eyes to a great guy, even though he doesn’t meet all your requirements.

An unrealistic checklist is a common mistake women make, Schwartz says.

“When people have so many ‘I just can’t have guys who…’ deal-breakers, I think, This person’s going to be lonely,” she says. “No one likes trying to fit a checklist.”

Dating do: So you’d never date a smoker? Fine. Don’t want kids? Nix the divorced dad. But if he’s not the right height or doesn’t drive a hybrid, maybe that’s something you can live with.

Focus on things that are truly non-negotiable. Then do your love life a favor and relax about the rest.

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