To quote the now infamous book and its classic yet simple concept, ‘don’t sweat the small stuff’. And by definition it’s all small stuff. In dating we like to take things, other people’s behaviors, personally. Our ego is fighting to be heard. We let trivial situations enrage us, upset us, bring us to tears and in some cases borderline depression, all because of rejection. It’s our perception of rejection that ultimately overwhelms us. I over think things quite often. I have a very active brain, and imagination. I tend to take on responsibilities that I don’t need to because of...
What You Don’t Know Is Harming Your Dating Life
Dating is a tricky thing in today’s era. In the old days, the main purpose of dating was to meet a life partner, a spouse and to get married. For a long time singles didn’t think about soul mates or happiness, if they liked each other enough they made the commitment and got married. Today, times have changed. Obviously. We date for so many reasons beyond just marriage and life commitment. We date because we’re bored, insecure, looking for sex and ultimately to heal wounds we acquired as children. It can be exhausting. On top of all that we make...
3 Simple Ways to Feel Good Enough
If you’re like me there have been times in your dating life when you thought the person you had feelings for was ‘out of your league’. Whether you were getting to know them or admiring them from a far, you believed or accepted that they were just too good for you. That phrase in itself is incredibly self-effacing. It’s not like they’ve saved orphans in Africa, cured world hunger or developed the next instagrm. In fact, its likely that they’ve never made any major impacts to society what so ever but to you, they are better than anyone you’ve liked...
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5 Simple Steps To Giving A Compliment
You always hear that confidence is the key to love, success and gets you just about everything you could ever want in life. Confidence is like knowledge, the more you have the better suited you are in any situation. You’re flexible, you’re assured and you feel prepared for any scenario. Despite its importance, having confidence still seems to elude many people. Most of us are confident at different times in different ways. Unfortunately, in dating, many of us aren’t confident in the areas we need to be. You have to know that potential dates want you. You have to know...