Do you deal with aliens, ghosts, werewolves, demons, vampires, or super-villains on a weekly basis? Do you have trouble finding the right girl/guy to eventually settle down with? The dating world can be rough in the paranormal, pan-demensional world you find yourself in. Here are some tips to help you find the right person.
Does the person you are interested in:
- Live on another planet? If so, unless you both have good access to interplanetary travel, it's probably not the best idea. Sure, you'll date for a few days, then you'll go home and get sent to some other planet and never hear from her again.
-Live on a planet you are currently trapped on? Look, you can despair of going home all you want, but this will only end one of two ways: Your enemies find you and kill your love interest, or you live a long life only to have your friends show up and reverse your aging and whisk you back to your old life. Doesn't matter how committed you are, you'll likely never return. And you definitely won't have kids.
-Live on the planet you are from? Yes, you won't be home all the time, but provided you don't mind long distance this can work. Most of the above scenarios could still apply, though.
-Belong to the other side? He may not just be the enemy, he may be the very creature you've dedicated you life to fighting. There's a thin line between love and hate, but trust me on this, it's not going to end happily. IF your true love joins your side, there's more than a good chance she'll die heroically saving you. Or you'll wind up as an awful teen romance franchise. It's a lose-lose.
-Work with you? I get it, small dating pool. You only see the same 6 people on a regular basis. But you know as well as I do that dating a co-worker is against the rules of your organization. And neither of you is looking to retire any time soon. If you wanted a less complicated relationship, you should've gotten a desk job.
-Come on to you immediately, at first introduction? New, sexy stranger going beyond typical dating etiquette while you're out on a mission? This person wants you dead. That may not be the only element of his mysterious plan, but it's a major bullet point.
-Seem subtly different after a recent jaunt in another dimension? It's not just you. Trust your instincts. And always keep team member info somewhere safe so you can compare notes, as it were.
-Have a mysterious, troubled past, much like you do? Backstory matter. Don't make commitments while still in the dark? She could be a sworn enemy, a relative, or, if you are lucky, a lost love. Knowledge is power.
-Not know you exist? Try a simple handshake before making any deals with the local witch.
-Make you wild, grandiose offers disproportionate to your expectations of dinner and a movie? Rule of thumb, anybody who likes you too much, too soon does not have your best interests at heart. And ruling the galaxy conflicts with the ethics contract you signed for you job.
-Only know you as your fake identity? Lying is no way to start a relationship. That said, you have like a 20-80 chance of success, which is higher than most of the other scenarios on this list.
-Require you to die, or otherwise fully transform, before you can be together? Both he and you need to love and respect you as you are. But beyond that, you are going to trust that your personality (and your love) will survive a process that purports to change everything about you, provided you survive? There are easier ways to get a date.
-Have to defy her entire culture to be with you? And more importantly, does this culture have laser technology? DO NOT start an intergalactic war for someone you have known less than a week.
-Have feelings for your nemesis? Someone is going to get hurt, and it's probably going to be you.
-Belong to a team whose job is to protect the planet? You may be dating the hero. Let's take a moment to ponder your life expectancy.
-Appear to be the underdog, secretly aspiring to greatness? But he also loves you, his first and only love? Good news, you ARE the backstory. Bad news, you are about to be very dead.
-Hide things from you for your own protection? Your relationship is doomed, possibly ending in death.
-Have an unhealthy obsession with something? Be it revenge, justice, cats, or even you, focus on the word 'unhealthy.' And run the other way.
-Generally annoy everyone around you? Marry her. She will never die.
Most importantly, is he a handsome smuggler? He's a keeper.
Does the person you are interested in:
- Live on another planet? If so, unless you both have good access to interplanetary travel, it's probably not the best idea. Sure, you'll date for a few days, then you'll go home and get sent to some other planet and never hear from her again.
-Live on a planet you are currently trapped on? Look, you can despair of going home all you want, but this will only end one of two ways: Your enemies find you and kill your love interest, or you live a long life only to have your friends show up and reverse your aging and whisk you back to your old life. Doesn't matter how committed you are, you'll likely never return. And you definitely won't have kids.
-Live on the planet you are from? Yes, you won't be home all the time, but provided you don't mind long distance this can work. Most of the above scenarios could still apply, though.
-Belong to the other side? He may not just be the enemy, he may be the very creature you've dedicated you life to fighting. There's a thin line between love and hate, but trust me on this, it's not going to end happily. IF your true love joins your side, there's more than a good chance she'll die heroically saving you. Or you'll wind up as an awful teen romance franchise. It's a lose-lose.
-Work with you? I get it, small dating pool. You only see the same 6 people on a regular basis. But you know as well as I do that dating a co-worker is against the rules of your organization. And neither of you is looking to retire any time soon. If you wanted a less complicated relationship, you should've gotten a desk job.
-Come on to you immediately, at first introduction? New, sexy stranger going beyond typical dating etiquette while you're out on a mission? This person wants you dead. That may not be the only element of his mysterious plan, but it's a major bullet point.
-Seem subtly different after a recent jaunt in another dimension? It's not just you. Trust your instincts. And always keep team member info somewhere safe so you can compare notes, as it were.
-Have a mysterious, troubled past, much like you do? Backstory matter. Don't make commitments while still in the dark? She could be a sworn enemy, a relative, or, if you are lucky, a lost love. Knowledge is power.
-Not know you exist? Try a simple handshake before making any deals with the local witch.
-Make you wild, grandiose offers disproportionate to your expectations of dinner and a movie? Rule of thumb, anybody who likes you too much, too soon does not have your best interests at heart. And ruling the galaxy conflicts with the ethics contract you signed for you job.
-Only know you as your fake identity? Lying is no way to start a relationship. That said, you have like a 20-80 chance of success, which is higher than most of the other scenarios on this list.
-Require you to die, or otherwise fully transform, before you can be together? Both he and you need to love and respect you as you are. But beyond that, you are going to trust that your personality (and your love) will survive a process that purports to change everything about you, provided you survive? There are easier ways to get a date.
-Have to defy her entire culture to be with you? And more importantly, does this culture have laser technology? DO NOT start an intergalactic war for someone you have known less than a week.
-Have feelings for your nemesis? Someone is going to get hurt, and it's probably going to be you.
-Belong to a team whose job is to protect the planet? You may be dating the hero. Let's take a moment to ponder your life expectancy.
-Appear to be the underdog, secretly aspiring to greatness? But he also loves you, his first and only love? Good news, you ARE the backstory. Bad news, you are about to be very dead.
-Hide things from you for your own protection? Your relationship is doomed, possibly ending in death.
-Have an unhealthy obsession with something? Be it revenge, justice, cats, or even you, focus on the word 'unhealthy.' And run the other way.
-Generally annoy everyone around you? Marry her. She will never die.
Most importantly, is he a handsome smuggler? He's a keeper.
