Many people have found themselves in awkward positions after realising the person they are/were dating is a different one from what they thought he was.

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Imagine, it happens that you have introduced your boyfriend to your family and friends and later you confess that he is, in fact, a criminal on the run and that you had no idea. 

It is heartbreaking, to say the least.

To avoid getting hurt in the end, ensure that you really understand the person you are dating very well.

Here are tips you can use to know more about the person you are dating:

1. His other relationships

Try to get deep to find out if he has a wife, a baby mama or if he is in another relationship. 

This is important because it will break your heart the moment you realize that he was only cheating and taking you for granted yet you had given him everything. 

It will be sad when you have already settled, the drama from other women starts. However, be cautious because sometimes, when he realises that you are stalking him yet he meant well; he could bolt out or rock the relationship.

2. Does he have what he says he has? 

It is normal for men to show that they have what it takes to sustain a woman. 

In most cases, this is not the case, they would lie about owning properties in high-end areas, owning a lot in their apartments; sometimes they would lie about where they stay. 

However, this is always not the case. Find out the truth so that when you settle down you see the paradise that he promised and that you are not turned off by the impoverishment you see.

3. How does he afford this high-end life? 

Sometimes men will go to the extremes to please a woman. They will let their families (children and wife) starve so that some other woman can benefit. 

Do not be that woman who drains another woman's well being because what goes around comes back around.