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d for.” That is an additional problem with remaining in a relationship that you know isn’t right: You close yourself off to finding the right person! So when Mrs. Right does come along, you want to be single. If you’re in a relationship, immediately you are “off limits” and they won’t even think of you in that way. If it isn’t right after talking for a bit, and meeting once or twice, don’t try to make it work when it’s not whats meant to be. In fact, your actually putting up a barrier for what’s meant to be to happen by settling with someone who you aren’t 10/10 on fire passionate about.</p><h2 id="d1ee">What love feels like</h2><p id="dfff">If you’ve ever felt love once in your life you know what I mean. If you haven’t, picture this: A burning passion that you would do anything, cross countries and move mountains, for this person. Someone that gives you butterflies. They make you want to be your best self for them. You think of them when you hear a love song. You can’t bear the thought of them with someone else and you’ll do anything to have them. You’ll go out of your way just for the opportunity to be with them. You have undeniable chemistry. You can’t imagine your life being any better when you are with them. THAT is what love feels like. If your not feeling that in your current relationship, maybe it’s time to start asking yourself some tough questions. If you’re single, hold out until you find someone who makes you feel that way. Someone that when you have them, you’ll have ZERO doubt in your mind about them. There is no “what if.” “What if I meet someone better.” You KNOW that this is the one you could commit your life to with no regrets, no looking back, and not even thinking about others or anyone who comes along. When you find it, you know it.</p><h2 id="3052">Keep your standards high</h2><p id="9200">Now after processing all that, realize you need to have HIGH standards. We all feel down sometimes and we unintentionally lower our standards because either we are lonely, horny, or any number of reasons. It happens and it is ok, BUT you need to realize it and raise your standards again. It especially helps if you’ve felt love before. You can’t go from thinking of that person you love to dating just anybody, your mind will tell you that your settling and intuitively you know it.</p><p id="efc4">This brings me back to settling. We see it so mu

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ch in our society. I’ve seen friends get married who don’t need to be married. Friends that have told me their inner thoughts about their partner and how it doesn’t align with the passion I’ve described above. Life is too short to live wondering what could have been. Picking your partner is the most important decision in your life. Your going to create a life with this person, have kids, grandkids. Do you really want to do all that with someone who you are not totally committed to? It can make or break you. Set you up for failure or set you up for success. Your partner can motivate your or demotivate you. I’d rather be happily single than in a relationship that doesn’t work. So with the most important decision in your life, why would you even think about settling? Remember to KEEP YOUR STANDARDS HIGH.</p><h2 id="ec7a">In Conclusion</h2><p id="04f7">You never know when “the right one” will come along or when you’ll actually get together with them. Sometimes the right person comes along but it takes time for you two to get together, maybe you are friends for a while first. That’s ok, the best relationships come from friendships. I am a firm believer in fate when it comes to love. My parents met after my Dad had a choice at a stop sign. Go left and go home, go right and go to the bar and see who is there. Well, he made the right decision. Luckily I had a good example of love in my parents. I do believe in following your intuition and trusting the universe to put you in the right place at the right time. This is why you have to put yourself out there. Sometimes you have to just let things play out. Don’t ever get discouraged, because you are going to meet them and get together when the time is right. In the meantime, focus on what you CAN control. You CAN control being the best version of yourself so you can impress that special someone when they do come along. Workout to keep your mind and body healthy. Start a business that allows you to have time and financial freedom so your set up for success when the time comes to meet that special someone. Do everything you can to put your best foot forward. This creates confidence in yourself and your abilities. Then when the time is right, you’re already on a roll and can just enjoy life with that person. Strive for greatness. In a world that settles for less, realize that you deserve more.</p></article></body>

Don’t Settle when it comes to Love

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I see it all around me, people settling. It’s an epidemic. Whether it’s a job, or a partner, it seems like too many people are saying “I’ve tried enough, I’ll just stick with this.” No STRIVING. Nobody saying “Is this the best I can be? Is this the best thing for me?” People get in their comfort zones and remain there. The comfort zone is where dreams go to DIE.

It’s not usually a conscious decision, most of the time. It just kinda happens. Over time people gradually get too sucked into their lifestyle and forget about what could be.

People are in college or fresh out and maybe they’ve been dating someone for a while and the relationship is just kind of existing. No real sparks, no deep love connection, just going through the motions. They don’t want to hurt the other person, and it’s not *so bad* so they keep on keeping on until one day they realize they’ve invested years and countless experiences and memories attached with that person and it becomes harder and harder to break up. They wonder what could be, but now they are scared to leave this relationship and be single again. It’s always hard to be single again because you’ve been sharing your life with another person.

Some Advice

The first piece of advice is this, VET before you date. You can get a pretty good idea of someone from talking to them and meeting them. You know if your highly attracted, if your values align, if you’d consider this person “wife” or “Husband” material. Generally your intuition is always right. If it doesn’t feel right at first, it’s never going to feel right later. Don’t try to “make it work.” Why would you? Theres 3.5 billion people of the opposite sex in this world, why settle for “making it work” when you could have “my dream partner who I’m so glad I waited for.” That is an additional problem with remaining in a relationship that you know isn’t right: You close yourself off to finding the right person! So when Mrs. Right does come along, you want to be single. If you’re in a relationship, immediately you are “off limits” and they won’t even think of you in that way. If it isn’t right after talking for a bit, and meeting once or twice, don’t try to make it work when it’s not whats meant to be. In fact, your actually putting up a barrier for what’s meant to be to happen by settling with someone who you aren’t 10/10 on fire passionate about.

What love feels like

If you’ve ever felt love once in your life you know what I mean. If you haven’t, picture this: A burning passion that you would do anything, cross countries and move mountains, for this person. Someone that gives you butterflies. They make you want to be your best self for them. You think of them when you hear a love song. You can’t bear the thought of them with someone else and you’ll do anything to have them. You’ll go out of your way just for the opportunity to be with them. You have undeniable chemistry. You can’t imagine your life being any better when you are with them. THAT is what love feels like. If your not feeling that in your current relationship, maybe it’s time to start asking yourself some tough questions. If you’re single, hold out until you find someone who makes you feel that way. Someone that when you have them, you’ll have ZERO doubt in your mind about them. There is no “what if.” “What if I meet someone better.” You KNOW that this is the one you could commit your life to with no regrets, no looking back, and not even thinking about others or anyone who comes along. When you find it, you know it.

Keep your standards high

Now after processing all that, realize you need to have HIGH standards. We all feel down sometimes and we unintentionally lower our standards because either we are lonely, horny, or any number of reasons. It happens and it is ok, BUT you need to realize it and raise your standards again. It especially helps if you’ve felt love before. You can’t go from thinking of that person you love to dating just anybody, your mind will tell you that your settling and intuitively you know it.

This brings me back to settling. We see it so much in our society. I’ve seen friends get married who don’t need to be married. Friends that have told me their inner thoughts about their partner and how it doesn’t align with the passion I’ve described above. Life is too short to live wondering what could have been. Picking your partner is the most important decision in your life. Your going to create a life with this person, have kids, grandkids. Do you really want to do all that with someone who you are not totally committed to? It can make or break you. Set you up for failure or set you up for success. Your partner can motivate your or demotivate you. I’d rather be happily single than in a relationship that doesn’t work. So with the most important decision in your life, why would you even think about settling? Remember to KEEP YOUR STANDARDS HIGH.

In Conclusion

You never know when “the right one” will come along or when you’ll actually get together with them. Sometimes the right person comes along but it takes time for you two to get together, maybe you are friends for a while first. That’s ok, the best relationships come from friendships. I am a firm believer in fate when it comes to love. My parents met after my Dad had a choice at a stop sign. Go left and go home, go right and go to the bar and see who is there. Well, he made the right decision. Luckily I had a good example of love in my parents. I do believe in following your intuition and trusting the universe to put you in the right place at the right time. This is why you have to put yourself out there. Sometimes you have to just let things play out. Don’t ever get discouraged, because you are going to meet them and get together when the time is right. In the meantime, focus on what you CAN control. You CAN control being the best version of yourself so you can impress that special someone when they do come along. Workout to keep your mind and body healthy. Start a business that allows you to have time and financial freedom so your set up for success when the time comes to meet that special someone. Do everything you can to put your best foot forward. This creates confidence in yourself and your abilities. Then when the time is right, you’re already on a roll and can just enjoy life with that person. Strive for greatness. In a world that settles for less, realize that you deserve more.

Love
Relationships
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