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b'Laurie Davis Edwards is the Founder and CEO of eFlirt, an online dating Concierge service. \\nHer company has helped thousands of singles meet meaningful matches digitally, and her advice has been featured in more than 500 international media outlets, including the New York Times, Good Morning America, The Steve Harvey Show, Forbes, Elle, Mens Health, and the Wall Street Journal. \\nShe has been nominated Best Dating Coach two years in a row at the iDate Awards. \\nAnd Laurie wrote the best-selling book, Love @ First Click: The Ultimate Guide to Online Dating. \\nShe is married to her tweetheart, who she eFlirted with in 140 characters on Twitter.\\nGuiding Principle, Quote or Mantra\\nWhen you stop dating the relationship ends.\\nThis guiding principle is important to both her and her husband.\\xa0\\nThey try to make it feel like they are still dating all the time.\\xa0 It makes sure that they are connecting.\\nLaurie and her husband actually play 20 questions with each other to keep things fresh. \\nWhen You Tripped Up \\nLaurie and her husband, Thomas, started their relationship long distance, and then right after they got engaged they lived long distance again.\\xa0\\nBut they failed to treat the second go round of long distance dating in the mindful way they did the first time.\\nThen they realized that just because they had been together several years when the second round of a long distance relationship showed up, it was still just as important to use their skills at mindfully being in a long distance relationship.\\nThe \\u201cDUH\\u201d moment that changed your partnerships forever\\nEarly on in Laurie\\u2019s dating life she definitely had a \\u201ctype.\\u201d\\xa0\\nHer \\u201cDUH\\u201d moment was that she was dating the same guy type over and over and none of them were working out.\\nTurns out her husband is nothing like the \\u201ctype\\u201d she thought was perfect for her.\\nProudest moment in partnership \\nLaurie\\u2019s proudest moment in partnership is right now as she and her husband move to Los Angeles.\\nWhat is the best partnership / relationship advice you have ever received?\\nNo relationship is perfect.\\xa0 It is actually perfect in the imperfections.\\nAnd you are never wasting time because you are learning about love.\\nBest Partnership Book or Resource\\n\\nThe 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts\\nPayoff of Partnership \\u2013 \\nLaurie knows she is so much stronger because of her relationship with her husband.\\xa0 She would not be where she is in her life and her career at this point without the power of their partnership.\\nInterview Links \\u2013\\xa0\\nwww.eflirtexpert.com\\nLaurie\\u2019s Facebook Page\\n'