The thread reads "new to the life style". With many - if not most - new experiences and/or relationships, the novelty tends to cloud the influence of "common sense". As Sam Clemmons (Mark Twain to the uninformed) penned a few decades ago - "Sense ain't common". If it were, everyone would have it. Actually, sense is far from common. So, without a plethora of common sense and a clouded intelligence due to the novelty, the check list has great merit. As I said early on, if you understand the concept of a sociopath, this list is unnecessary. But the actuality is that all too many people live on cruise control and forget that there ARE sociopaths out there. The TV show "Criminal Minds" is not just fabrication. It is a reflection. Arguing the merits of the list without considering the reality of the people exposed by it will only result in headlines. Having once been in the News industry and seeing the result firsthand, I can freaking guarantee that some of those who don't stop and consider these consequences of ignoring this will in fact become a: headlines and b: casualties.