India, Sept. 22 -- Everyone takes their own time getting comfortable in a relationship and developing strong feelings for the other person. However, some people realise that the time they take is much too short, and that they usually fall hard for their partners in the early days of dating. The result is, more often than not, heartbreak.

Taking to Instagram on September 19, Jeff Guenther, therapist and couples counsellor with over 20 years of experience, shared five rules that one can follow to get out of this habit. They are presented as follows.

Jeff described his "no dating a fictional character rule" by saying, "If you're ever like, I just know how they feel about me, and it feels so good: No, you don't. Actually, every time you thi...