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How To Keep A Fun Outlook On Dating
Sometimes when things don’t turn out the way that we want them to, we can think that the same disappointing result can continue to happen to us. In dating, we may struggle if we have our expectations held very high and don’t get what we thought we were going to get from our dates. In dating, it is important to focus on what we want from our dating experiences, but to allow possibilities and openness as well.
We want to find someone that matches well with who we are, but we have to accept that there are things that we simply do not know because we are still learning about them. We may have an inclination to match up with somebody right off the bat and seek commitment if we really get along with someone because of our own desire to fill a void of loneliness.
If we don’t truly learn about the other person that we’re dating to potentially become a long-term partner, we may have regrets later on about the big decision that we’ve made to partner with them.
In dating, you will never have the same outcome when you go on a date. People have different moods at different times. They are also at different life stages in their lives. You can always use your intuition to calculate what it may be like, but allowing yourself to engage in new dating opportunities and to do new things without being connected to the end result will allow joy into the…
