“Never despair, keep pushing on!” -Sir Thomas Lipton There are some ways to stay sane while dating. I'm not saying it's always fun or easy or won't suck at times. But, don't let the bad experiences cloud your judgment. Here are at least five ways to stay sane while internet dating. Dating Sucks, Let's be Honest Dating. Don’t you just hate it? Why doesn’t Mr. Right just show up at your door with flowers and [...]
"It seems essential, in relationships and all tasks, that we concentrate only on what is most significant and important. " - Soren Kierkegaard I'm not exactly sure what qualifies someone as an expert these days. Do you need a degree or is it really experience that counts? Should you only take advice from someone who is considered an expert? We all ask friends and family for advice when it comes to love and dating, but [...]
“ Absence is to love as wind is to fire; it extinguishes the small and kindles the great.” – Roger de Bussy-Rabutin There are a ton of tips and tools that go into making a a long distance relationship work, however having been in a number myself I can tell you that there are a few requirements that are a must. Here are 7 tips to help you make your long distance relationship work. 1. [...]
"A woman knows by intuition, or instinct, what is best for herself." - Marilyn Monroe Although intuition is nature’s way of telling you something it wrong, it doesn’t always mean you should follow it or that you can. Sometimes it means learning something you need to learn. What if your intuition is right, but, you have a journey to take? What if following your intuition allowed you to skirt around the hard parts. Have you [...]
"The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today." - Franklin D. Roosevelt Dating can be really frustrating and difficult. But, what if you made it fun instead? What if dating is practice for social interactions and learning how to communicate with the opposite sex on a deeper level? One of the reasons dating can be so irritating are the limiting beliefs we have and those we put out to [...]
"With fools, there is no companionship. Rather than to live with men who are selfish, vain, quarrelsome, and obstinate, let a man walk alone." -Buddha Many of us choose emotionally unavailable partners. Why do we do it? How do we stop? What type of partner do you usually choose? Do you chose someone who is toxic, alcoholic, emotionally unavailable, unemployed, unusually close to a parent, still attached to the ex, commitment phobic, financially unstable, perpetually [...]
“Confront the dark parts of yourself, and work to banish them with illumination and forgiveness. Your willingness to wrestle with your demons will cause your angels to sing.” - August Wilson Do you know your value? Do you fear that you're never going to find someone who loves you because you're too much trouble, too difficult, too fussy, too depressed, too outspoken, too weird, too whatever? If so, I know how you feel. I always [...]
“The walls we build around us to keep sadness out also keeps out the joy.” - Jim Rohn There are ways to find and experience true love and there are ways to keep love out. Which do you want? Do you want to put up walls and keep love out or do you want to unlock the key to finding true love and let down your walls? What is a wall? Why do we have [...]
"If fear is the great enemy of intimacy, love is its true friend." - Henri Nouwen Intimacy is super scary. I admit to being totally scared of it most of the time, but without it you can become a pretty lonely person. What you might not know is the reason why you're so scared of intimacy so I'll break it down a little here. We All Have an Attachment Style I mentioned in a previous [...]
"Attachment and aversion are the root cause of karma, and karma originates from infatuation. Karma is the root cause of birth and death, and these are said to be the source of misery. None can escape the effect of their own past karma." - Mahavira Have you ever heard of attachment styles? If not, I’m going to give you a brief summary of what they are and how they affect every relationship you've had and [...]
