When you can’t stop thinking about the person who broke your heart and you’re struggling with how to get over a breakup, start taking deliberate steps to heal your heart and move on. Trust us it’s better than opening another pint of ice cream and looking through your ex’s Facebook feed.
Falling in love is the easy part of a relationship. It doesn’t matter if you’ve been with someone for 3 months, 3 years, or 3 decades, getting over a breakup is hard. For some people, the pain is so intense it’s physical.
Heartbreak can feel like it is the end of the world, so it’s important to remind your brain that the world is not stopping. The sun will continue to rise and set, your heart will
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Dating After Divorce
If You’re Dating After Being Single For A Long Time, You Need To Know These 11 Things
When you’re considering dating after being single for a long time you can feel anxious about how to get started and wonder what has changed since you last went looking for love. Dating doesn’t have to be a daunting experience; with the right mindset and purposeful action you can make dating fun and effective.
Dating when you are in your 20’s and even into your early 30’s is much different than dating after you’ve been single for a long time. Back then you had a much larger social circle and probably spent more time hanging out with friends than you do now. It was easier to make connections and you had more opportunities to meet other singles.
Now that you’re older and looking to date
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How To Know If A Man Truly Loves You So You Stop Wasting Time On The Wrong Men
How much time have you spent on a man who wasn’t truly interested in a long-term relationship? Did you find yourself making excuses for his behavior? Or compromising and giving up on what you really want as an attempt to make things work out? Are you wondering how to know if a man loves you and is an ideal match for you so you don’t make the same mistakes again?
Putting more time into a mismatched relationship isn’t suddenly going to make things all better. Stop wasting your time with men who are not a match for you, who aren’t worthy of your love.
You deserve to have soul-satisfying, long-lasting love with a man who cherishes you and treats you with respect. Would you be able to
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What Does It Mean When You Dream About Someone You Used To Love?
Sleeping brings many benefits to your mind and body; even dreaming is an essential part of your wellbeing. Dreams can bring you insights about a current situation in your life and also help you to process difficult emotions. Paying attention to your dreams and allowing them to guide you can help you through challenging times in your life. But what does it mean when you dream about someone you used to love?
Dreaming about an ex can be very disconcerting. Is it an omen? Are the two of you supposed to get back together? And what does this mean if you are happy in your current relationship?
Instead of spending days wondering what it means when you dream about someone you used to love, or
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Will I Ever Find Love Again?
This week's question comes from Naomi:
"Hi Orna and Matthew,
Will I ever find love again?
I hope you can help me. I’ve been a long time reader and really think you give great advice. I have been feeling a lot of despair lately with the state of the world. Dating really scares me and I’m not sure where to get started. I married young and he passed unexpectedly in an accident several years ago. I have been alone since and haven’t dated anyone seriously.
As a single mom, I often wonder if any man would ever be interested in me, as I have to put my children first.
What are your thoughts? Do you think that people get a second chance at love?"
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Hi Naomi,
We’re sorry to
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7 Ways That Being A Cynical Person Is Keeping You Single
It’s been said that inside every cynical person is a disappointed romantic. It’s okay to be suspect if you have reason to be, but what if that cynicism is keeping you single?
Everyone has had disappointments in life. Not every relationship works out the way you wanted it to. But that doesn’t mean that you have to become cynical about life and love.
If you’re a disappointed romantic and finding it difficult to reconcile your own desire to share your life with someone alongside the experiences you’ve had that broke your heart, it’s time to take a look at how your own self-fulfilling prophecy is keeping you from the one thing you desire most of all – someone to share your life
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