Dividend investing is often marketed as boring. Safe. Predictable. The financial equivalent of sensible shoes. This is incorrect. Dividend investing is emotional. Psychological. Deeply personal. And when done wrong, it can feel a lot like dating the wrong person for way too long while insisting, “It’s fine. I like stability.” Here’s the uncomfortable truth most investing articles avoid: Your dividend strategy should match your personality, not someone else’s spreadsheet. Because if your temperament doesn’t align with the payout structure you choose, you won’t stick with it when things get uncomfortable—and things will get uncomfortable. Prices fall. Dividends get frozen. Headlines get loud. And suddenly you’re questioning every decision you made after 10 p.m. with a brokerage app open. This isn’t about finding “the best” dividend strategy. It’s about finding the one you won’t abandon at the first sign of emotional turbulence. Welcome to the dividend dating game. Why Personal...