17 Pieces Of Flawless Dating Advice From Celebrities

"I think it's healthy for everyone to go a few years without dating, just because you need to get to know who you are." - T-Swift.

1. Emma Watson on gender norms:

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“I actually took a man out for dinner. And I chose the restaurant and I offered to pay and it was really awkward and uncomfortable. . .but the cool thing about it was we were both willing to have the conversation about why it was awkward or why it was uncomfortable. We were able to have this dialogue." - Facebook Q&A courtesy of HeForShe

2. Beyoncé on being friends first:

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“We have been together since I was 20 years old. We took our time and developed an unbreakable friendship before we got married.” - Glamour

3. Neil Patrick Harris on the work a relationship takes:

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“Honeymoon phases end. They just do. We’re animals, and animals aren’t inclined to copulate with just each other for the rest of their lives. So here’s a challenge: How do you keep redefining your relationship? I think you have to find new elements that turn you on, and not only sexually. Having kids was one of those great moments for me. Watching David [Burtka] become another level of person, mastering this other domain, made me look at him with a whole other set of appreciative eyes. That sort of made me re-fall in love with him.” - Glamour

4. Mindy Kaling on living in the moment(s):

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"If I could relive the first three months of courtship over and over for the rest of my life, I would. Especially in winter, who doesn't like a nice heavy seven-course meal with lots of alcohol, then making out when you're a little tipsy and taking a cab home to fall asleep in the clothes you wore on the date? Wait. Actually that was, like, my whole 20s. And it was very fun." - Good Housekeeping

5. Ellen Degeneres on being true to yourself:

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"Find out who you are and be that person. That’s what your soul was put on this earth to be. Find that truth, live that truth, and everything else will come." - Glamour

6. George Clooney on having a sense of humor:

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"Everybody says this, but I'd bet sense of humor is no. 1 for me. It's certainly what's most attractive and the first thing you notice about someone. It's not the first thing you notice at 21, but it's the first thing you notice now." - PEOPLE

7. Aaron Paul on open communication:

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"People get in fights because they don't communicate, because you don't want to hurt the other person. If you do want to hurt the other person, then shame on you – you're an asshole. My wife and I do not argue. We communicate. We talk. But we've never fought in our entire relationship." - ELLE

8. Laverne Cox on taking it easy:

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"I'm seeing someone but we haven't defined what we're doing. We're just enjoying each other's company and having a very good time and laughing together and supporting each other." - E!

9. Chris Pratt on not playing games:

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"The truth is that any amount of trickery or wearing cool shirts with rad designs or using pick-up lines, or any of this bullshit like trying to neg girls, isn't going to matter. It won't pay off when she realizes that you're full of shit." - GQ

10. Jennifer Lawrence on having separate lives:

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“When we’re busy, we agree to mutually ignore each other. Not completely, but neither of us gets mad when the other doesn’t text back or call. Life’s super-busy. Obviously you know what they’re doing, and you trust them." - Marie Claire

11. Channing Tatum on total honesty:

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"Jenna [Dewan] and I have a trick we use to check in with each other. We say, 'On a scale of one to 10, how much do you love me right now?' It's not as romantic as you think. Sometimes it's like, 'I love you at a six right now. I have an issue, and you asked. So now I'm going to tell you....'" - ELLE

12. Nicki Minaj on staying independent:

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“Don’t chase any man. Put your school first." - Marie Claire

13. Lena Dunham on being truly supportive:

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"I think women are conditioned to stand by their man and watch them make it to the top, but most men never believe the person they get into a relationship with is going to rise any higher than she was when they met. It takes a very special, evolved person to be able to deal with change within a relationship." - Glamour

14. Meryl Streep on airing out all issues:

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"You have to talk about all the issues that arise, even the smallest things. You have to listen to your partner’s problems, suggestions and advice, and accept that you’re not always right. Conversation is the key to a successful marriage." - New Zealand Woman's Weekly

15. Kim Kardashian on having standards:

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"I have this best friend who understands me and helps me through all my tough experiences, and vice versa, you know? It just feels like this is it for me. I used to think, 'Well, can you really have it all?' The truth, the excitement, and the passion? Now I know you can." - Cosmopolitan

16. Jon Hamm on keeping your chin up:

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"The world's your oyster... If the guy doesn't want to get with you, don't sweat it. There's a lot of guys out there." - Ask A Grown Man

17. Taylor Swift on being comfortably single:

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"I think it's healthy for everyone to go a few years without dating, just because you need to get to know who you are. And I've done more thinking and examining and figuring out how to cope with things on my own than I would have if I had been focusing on someone else's emotions and someone else's schedule. It's been really good." - Esquire