When it comes to compatibility, the most important thing is that you feel united in some way. It might be that you spend your free time in similar ways, share a hobby, or just enjoy being together. When you think about your partner, consider what items you want to connect on. Whether you both love camping or both already have children, make sure there's at least one thing you can bond over with your potential spouse. Perhaps similar beliefs unite you or you both value family. Everyone has a different way of approaching problems in a relationship. Some people get angry and yell, others avoid, and still others handle conflict as it arises and compromise. It matters little which style you and your partner have, but more whether both of your styles are similar. Think about how you tend to approach conflict and find a man who has a similar or complementary approach. Even if his style is different than yours, you both should work well together to resolve conflict. Resolving conflicts can help you understand each other better and not hold resentment toward each other. If religion matters greatly to you, find a partner who shares your beliefs. Marrying someone with different beliefs from you can affect your relationship and cause problems in the future, so think about how this might affect your potential marriage and family. If it's imperative to you and your family that your husband share your same religion, you must either ask him to convert or break up. Talk openly about how religious differences will affect your relationship and potential children. Find common ground in your beliefs or values. Learn to accept their religion and learn about it. Consider how you approach money and find a man with a similar approach. If you tend to meticulously budget and save your money, find a man with similar values. Money can be a big problem and major source of conflict in a marriage, so pick up on a potential partner's habits early on. Consider your values around keeping separate bank accounts or using a joint bank account. Have a plan for tackling debt, creating savings, and dividing money. Decide the role of family in your future marriage. If you want to be heavily involved in family life with your own family, choose a man with similar family values. Some people want little to do with their in-laws, while others spend lots of time together. Ideally, you want to at least feel welcome and accepted into his family and have him feel the same about yours. If you don't have a great relationship with your own family and want to feel connected to your future husband's family, look for a man who lives near his family and has a great relationship with his parents and siblings.
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One-sentence summary -- Examine your compatibility. Have similar conflict styles. Discuss religious differences. Talk about finances. Build family relationships.

(The kind used as cereal boxes.)
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One-sentence summary -- Cut out as many small circles as you want from thin cardboard. Draw chocolate chips with a dark brown felt.

Which one you choose all depends on time. If you're growing dragon fruit from seeds, it could be two years or so before your plant bears any fruit. If you grow from the cuttings of a stem, it could take much less time (depending on how large your cutting is). Growing from seed isn't harder, for the record. It just takes more time. Professional growers sell dragon fruit plants that are ready to be transplanted to your garden. Just be careful as you're taking them out of the pot, to ensure that you don't damage the seedlings. Believe it or not, dragon fruit can grow just fine in containers. If you do use a container, use one that's 15" to a 24" in diameter, and at least 10"+ deep, fitted with a climbing pole. However, the plant will likely eventually grow to a point that it needs a bigger pot, so be prepared to transplant it when that happens. If your plant is going to be outside (whether it's in a container or not), choose a place that's at least partly sunny. The roots can be in the shade, but the tips of the plant need to be in the sun to bloom. If you live in a warm area with a long, warm growing season, this plant could sustain being outside. They can generally handle a very light frost, but that's it. If your area has a decent winter, bring it inside. After all, technically this plant is a cactus. The last thing you want to use is a wet, mucky soil. They are light feeders that don't need a lot of nutrient love. Plant them in an area of your garden where water doesn't tend to pool. If you get a lot of rainfall in your area, plant the dragon fruit plant on a hill or mound, so that the water drains away. If you're planting in a container, grab a large one with drainage holes at the bottom. If you don't have cactus soil available, you can come up with your own by using a mixture of sand, potting soil, and compost. Fill it up a few inches (7cm) away from the brim of the pot.
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One-sentence summary -- Choose between dragon fruit seeds or cuttings from an already developing plant. Determine whether you're going to grow the plant outdoors or indoors, openly or in a container. Use well-drained, sandy cactus soil.

Draw the tattoo design you'd like on a regular sheet of printer paper, in pencil. It should look exactly how you want your tattoo to look, because it will transfer exactly that way to the transfer paper. Thermographic transfer paper actually comes in a set of three sheets an under sheet, a black piece of carbon paper, and a top transfer sheet where the carbon copy will appear. Place the piece of paper with your original design under the carbon paper and on top of the under sheet. This is specialty equipment that you can find in some tattoo shops. Some printing shops might also have the transfer maker you need. Exactly how you feed the papers in will depend on the exact model maker you have, but the design should always go in face down. Once you've run the transfer paper through the transfer maker, you'll have an exact replica of your initial design on the top piece of carbon paper. Tear the carbon copy off of the set of transfer paper. It might take a couple of tries to get your design exactly where the customer wants it. Ask them repeatedly to make sure they're happy with the eventual position. Mix up a solution of soapy water it should be soapy enough that you get bubbles. You can use a regular, mild dish soap. Dip a cloth in the soapy water and then rub it on the skin where the tattoo will go. Once your client's skin is wet with soapy water, realign the carbon copy of the tattoo over the skin. Ask for your client's approval of the placement, and then press the carbon copy down. Use your hands to completely smooth it out. As you do that, press down, to make sure that the design transfers. As you lift the carbon copy away from your client's skin, you should see the transferred design. If you notice there are places where the design didn't come through, lay the carbon copy back down gently and press a bit harder. Ask you client to approve the final placement once the design has transferred. If they aren't happy, remove the design by wiping down your client's skin with rubbing alcohol on a cotton ball. Repeat the process to create a new carbon copy of the design and apply it to your client's skin.
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Create your tattoo design in pencil. Slide your original design under the carbon paper. Put the whole set of papers through a thermographic transfer maker. Remove the top carbon copy from the rest of the transfer paper. Situate the carbon copy where your client wants the tattoo. Wet down your customer's skin with soapy water. Press the carbon copy down onto your client's skin. Lift off the carbon copy. Repeat these steps if your client isn't happy with the placement.