The dating season is a learning season. Expect to be nervous if you really like this person. Going on dates is the prospect that your whole life could change after meeting this person. In a dating season, you should expect rejection & learn to push through it. Every ‘no’ gets you one step closer to your ‘yes.’
Feeling hopeless is normal when you really want something to work out, and it doesn’t. Rely on friends who can remind you that even if this specific person wasn’t for you, that doesn’t mean there’s not going to be somebody for you in the future. Everybody’s story is different. Don’t make someone else’s story into the expectation of what your reality should be.
Don’t compromise your expectations just because you haven’t found someone yet. If you expect kindness, patience, and dedication from yourself, then you should be able to expect it in a partner. Take it one date at a time, and expect that it takes time to get to know someone. Say the things that matter to you out loud, remind yourself of them in times of hopelessness, and expect that they are out there waiting for you. The only person who has to expect your non-negotiables is you.
Tune in to Season 4: SINGLE & DATING for relatable conversations with Mayra, a licensed therapist, and Emily, who holds a bachelor’s in Psychology from Harvard. Hosts are @ Em.Robinsonnn and @ Mayra_Richards_ and @ ConnectingUPodcast on IG. YOUTUBE: Connecting U Podcast