Personal experience and expert advice on how being true to ourselves, enjoying life, and dating intentionally can lead to true love and authentic relationships.
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Dating With Intention: Exploring Love Compatibility and Chemistry
Affection runs deep, so why do we often skim the surface when we assess love compatibility? When we evaluate potential love partners, our media and culture, including the messages we receive about attraction based on looks or feelings, can influence our views and behavior. In my early dating years, I coasted more on my feelings…
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“Love Yourself First Before You Can Find Love”: Fact or Fiction?
After a bad relationship ended, a spiritual advisor kept telling me to “love yourself first” to attract the right partner. Once I did, the process sounded mystical — like the man of my dreams would float in on a magic carpet. I had low self-esteem then and have worked on loving myself, so that advice…
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How Relationship Personality Types and Temperament Affect You
Do relationship personality types matter more than love at first sight? Think of the friend who wants to talk after a fight and the one who needs space. Or the date who plans every detail versus the one who wings it. Our personality — how we think, feel, and behave — and our temperament —…
Future Dating Intentionally and Authentic Relationships Topics Include:
- Why we can struggle to accept ourselves and how to welcome ourselves as we are
- What we tend to hide when we get to know others, and how to feel more comfortable being ourselves
- Reflecting on past relationships and the lessons we learned from them
- Why embracing life’s joys is crucial for arriving at authenticity, building authentic relationships, and dating intentionally