I’ve just finished a short interview on a BBC local radio station about the difficulties of an age gap in a relationship. As part of the interview we talked about what makes a good relationship and I said “three things – doing things together, doing things separately and sharing your dreams”.

The presenter picked up on sharing your dreams and agreed that this was the most important thing to do at the start of any relationship. So when you think you’ve found Mr or Mrs Right, ask them one or two hypothetical questions such as “if you have a holiday of a lifetime, what would you do?”

You’ll be suprised and intrigued by their answer.