“I’m running out of time. I’m 34 and single. If I meet a guy this year, we’ll date for a year, get engaged in the next, and married a year later. I’ll be 37 and I’m trying to have a baby,” Caitlyn said.
This is the kind of math many 30-something single women do.
Because when you’ve hit your 30’s, there’s an expectation that you’ll find the guy, get married and have babies — even when you’re not ready to pause your career or give up a carefree and single life.
I’ve worked with so many young, attractive single women who are at the height of their careers. They are smart, wealthy, and single but are struggling to find a man that meets their criteria.
(By the way, it’s not due to a lack of good men, it’s usually just self-sabotage and the wrong mindset).
This deafening biological clock can wreak havoc on your love life. It fills you with anxiety and fear. And when you’re trying to date from that headspace, you attract the wrong type of guys. How?
Here are 5 relationship mistakes that could be sabotaging your love life:
1. You try to make any guy your “the one”.
Men and women have different relationship timelines. Where men date until they’re ready for a relationship to progress, women tend to fall into relationship mode from the get-go.
Blinded by the promise of a stable relationship, women have a tendency to make the next guy their guy. He may not meet her needs but she won’t see this. In fact, women who date from a state of anxiety often don’t know what their needs are or what kind of man they need.
2. You ignore your emotional needs.
A good relationship is nourishing and uplifting. But when you have your eyes and mind set on ‘settling down’ and nothing else, you neglect what your heart needs.
I’ve witnessed so many instances where a woman has married her guy only to get divorced a year or two later. When they look back at where they went wrong, they tell me they rushed into it because they felt pressured to settle down.
3. You deny yourself of what’s really possible (immediate satisfaction).
Sometimes a breakthrough is right around the corner and yet we are too impatient to see it come to fruition. Immediate satisfaction can be an amazing feeling but you also risk missing out on something much better than mediocre relationships.
4. You chase men away by showing the wrong intentions.
Desperate vibes are real and men pick up on it. Most men aren’t afraid of commitment. They’re afraid of committing to the wrong woman. For them, the wrong woman is one who is just looking for a guy to marry and father her babies.
When it comes to men and commitment, it’s all about how they feel in a relationship. The woman with the right mindset makes them feel safe, valued, and appreciated. It makes them feel good. The woman with the wrong mindset chases them away.
5. You attract men with the same kind of energy.
You attract what you think about. I’m a huge believer that your thoughts create your reality. And so if you’re always thinking that you’re running out of time or that you’ll never meet the right guy, those are the exact situations you’ll attract.
What if there was a way for you to enjoy dating while you were waiting for your ‘one’ to come along? What if you could change your perspective and see that there’s no need to rush?
When you put all your energy to date with intention and work on your mindset, your love life transforms quickly. I have the success stories to prove it.
The secret sauce to finding love fast is really in the mindset work. It’s framing your mind so you know that your guy is on his way, that every ‘rejection’ is nearly a step closer to finding your ‘one’.
