Dating can be fun for a time, but understandably exhausting after a long season of trying. The temptation to settle is real. We start to wonder if maybe we’re too picky or the perfect one just isn’t out there. While perfection doesn’t exist, no one should settle for less than they want and deserve. Let’s discuss how to improve your dating life—how to make it more enjoyable and hopefully closer to finding the right match.
Love Yourself First
We’ve all heard it and it still stands true. You can’t fully love someone else until you truly love yourself. But what does loving oneself look like?
Loving yourself means you respect yourself and your needs. It means putting ourselves first by resting when we need rest, saying “no” when we don’t want to say “yes,” and listening to our bodies, minds, and instincts.
Self-love won’t allow you to settle.
Surround Yourself With positivity
Our circle is our influence. Who is in yours? If friends are negative and you leave get-togethers feeling burnt out and gloomy rather than inspired, it may be time for a new circle of friends.
A circle of influence doesn’t come only from family and friends. There are a plethora of encouraging authors, podcasts, and blogs full of positivity and inspiration.
It’s tough to be positive alone. Seek positive energy wherever you can.
Enjoy Not Dating While Dating
Having the ability to enjoy being alone protects a person from settling for the wrong partner.
Maybe you’re the envy of all of your single friends because you have a different date every Saturday night. Still, that can get exhausting, and everyone needs a break from being on.
In between date nights, practice enjoying your own company. On the rare chance you get an entire evening to yourself, order in your favorite meal, light some candles and enjoy total control of the television remote.
You may find you’re even more fabulous than you remembered.
Consider a Dating Service
Part of the exhaustion from dating is the fact that it can become like a part-time job.
Dating apps are overwhelming with too many people on them. Plus, safety can be an issue as people can say they’re someone they’re not.
Dating sites are a bit better, but not much. You may find matches who are more serious, but still, since many sites are free, anyone can hop on.
Matchmaking services are unique and waste less time because they require a fee. In-depth interviews make it clear what every client is looking for.
Improving your dating life takes patience and time, but in the end, you will have not only improved how you view dating, but also how you view yourself. Love you first and then let some lucky individual love you, too.
