the best dating advice i got from my dad was,
“the signs you ignore in the beginning just end up being the reason you leave later. you know right away who’s good and bad for you. don’t ignore that.”
I'm a big fan of the "GPS Theory" when you miss a turn, your GPS doesn't judge you, it recalculates. No matter how many detours you take, it finds another way forward. Life works like that too. You'll make mistakes, but your destination doesn't vanish. The route just changes.