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How To Stop Dating The Wrong People
Ask yourself these 3 questions.
You met someone new. Yay!
Everything seems to be going great. You’re texting all the time, he facetimes you when he gets off work, she sends you cute emojis when you first wake up.
The feelings are strong, you’re starting to talk about things like meeting family or taking that weekend trip a little quicker than usual, but something about this just feels “right.”
Different than the last times.
Alright…it’s faster than usual and the last times you’ve done this it didn’t really work out…but this time it’s different.
…right?
Listen — there are plenty of times when someone REALLY IS “sure” about their partner from the beginning. Hell, my dad proposed to my mom on their first date (no, she didn’t accept…but now 40+ years later they’re still together and wildly happy. So, he knew something right off the bat).
I’m not saying you can’t know that quickly, but there are also A LOT of stories where someone was hiding something, or their true colors hadn’t shown yet, or they love bombed you and disappeared just as quickly as they showed up.
If you’ve noticed a pattern of doing this to yourself, it’s time to start asking why you keep missing…