This week's question comes from Joelle:
Dear Orna and Matthew,
I have been following you both for some time now and I’ve been doing my best to really get a grasp of my Love Imprint and why I’m still struggling when it comes to having a long-term relationship.
Being successful very young in my career path may have set me up to have disappointment in my love life. I have been married, divorced, I raised two beautiful children who have families of their own, and yet, I find I am unhappy.
I just can’t seem to be the same person when it comes to love. I can make things happen in my business easily and yet feel like such a failure in my relationships. I feel
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Love On Purpose Blog
How Do I Love Myself More?
This week's question comes from Shannon:
"Dear Orna and Matthew,
I have been working 7 days a week and have just taken the time to go through over 6000 emails. I read your Love Notes Weekly for this week and it stopped me in my tracks.
I am 47 and have been married for almost 6 years. (My 3rd marriage) I'm super embarrassed to tell you that my husband and I have not been intimate for almost 7 years. We live as roommates.
How do I "Be more kind with myself and love myself as I desire to receive love"?
Thank you in advance,
Shannon
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Dear Shannon,
Unfortunately, it sounds like you might be on your way to becoming part of a very
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Is Your Cup Empty or Overflowing?
Dating Advice
Who should consider an Inner Child Date™?
Anyone who may be feeling burnt out, stuck, stagnant, resentful of responsibilities, blocked creatively, time challenged, over-worked, over-burdened, and/or stressed out to name a few.
We are all creative beings. We are all powerful beings. Our power is great! We can use that power to create or destroy.
Our number one priority is to take care of ourselves. We must fill our own cup to overflowing and then serve from the saucer. We take care of others from our overflow. Service is its own reward. When we let others drink from our cup, or we allow our cup to dry out we will get resentful.
It is imperative
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Should I Take Him Back?
This week's question comes from Missy:
Orna and Matthew,
I have been following you two for years, reading your newsletter and listening to your teleclasses and I find that I’m in the position to really need your help. I’ve been with my boyfriend for almost 4 years and about six months ago he left.
After all that we shared together, he broke up with me and I felt truly devastated. I am a successful woman with a great career, kids from a previous marriage, and a full life. I thought he was the guy… and then he broke my heart.
My question comes from the fact that now he’s back. He wants me back and I feel torn… do I take him back? How will I know he would never
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Should love feel exciting?
This week's question comes from Heather:
Dear Orna and Matthew,
You have talked about the subconscious seeking what is familiar whether good or bad...
I get that. What I don't understand is how that translates into something "EXCITING" ie : "This is familiar, this is familiar!" How is something familiar... exciting?
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Dear Heather,
Thank you for your question. We see how this can be confusing. The simple answer is that the only difference between fear and excitement is the inner dialog we are having about the experience. When we experience either fear or excitement, we have the same physical reaction. Our heart rate increases, our breath
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Should I date men with kids?
This week's question comes from Kris:
"Hello Orna and Matthew,
I've long admired your column here and the on point dating advice! Which brings me to the following question...
For some time, I had been in a committed relationship with a man who didn't have/didn't want kids. That was fine with me because I've chosen to not have kids either.
Now that that relationship is over and I'm dating again, I've been meeting divorced men who do have children. That's fine, but I also need to be a priority in my (future) boyfriend's life. For example, I had two phone calls with a man who has young daughters. The conversation was entirely about his children, and he asked me
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