For a new series on Beliefnet, we are collecting our readers stories and comments about the Best Advice they have ever received. In this thread, please share the Best Advice Anyone Has Ever Given You On Dating. Whether it is "Never settle," "make sure he shares the same values" or "make sure he has a job," we want to pass along your pearls of wisdom.

Don't put all your hopes and plans onto one person too early.  Until you have that conversation about your status as a monogamous couple, you are still single and free to hook up with who ever you want.

I believe it is very important to have a healthy relationship with yourself before you enter into a relationship with someone else.  

"You need to be the right person to find the right person."

When you know who you are and you are healthy (that does not mean you have to be perfect) you will attract a healthy person whom you may not only enjoy but to whom you may give a lot in return.

You have to love yourself before you are able to give love to someone else. The trick is  to understand what love is and what it is not.