6. Do not set very high expectations.
While being optimistic is vital in helping you find the right person, there is such thing as setting very high expectations. According to Sara Anderson, a licensed professional counselor in Georgia, “Expectations lead to disappointments.”
A good idea would be trying to keep your hopes up, but your expectations low. This way, you won’t be disappointed in case it doesn’t work.
Here are 40 Things You Shouldn’t Believe Anymore After Turning 40.
7. You need to learn to be OK with the choices you’ve made in the past.
If you’re dating in your 40s, you need to be OK with the fact that there will be people that will feel like you’re disturbing some natural order.
As Tanya Fruehauf, MA, CSAT, CCC, a Canadian psychotherapist has explained, there will be people that won’t understand, and they’ll want to know why.
“The reality is, however, that the timeline of finding love in our youth is an arbitrary and outdated prescription. Own your singleness as a choice you’ve made, whatever your reasons are.”
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