It’s empowering to feel trusted. It’s an acknowledgment that you think he’s a great guy. Jumping to negative conclusions, being paranoid or consistently doubting his intentions, on the other hand, is offensive to someone trying to earn your trust. He might just withdraw emotionally, because he can’t trust you to believe in him.
Dating is an enlivening and fulfilling experience that, even in itself, is worthy of some serious enthusiasm. Approach it like the adventure it is and allow yourself to feel the excitement of anticipation. Let go of any ‘rules’ you have surrounding that mythical perfect guy and date guys with traits you may not have considered before. Make dating a priority and, like everything else in life, you’ll soon reap the rewards of a proactive approach.
Many relationships fail because we have higher expectations of others than we do of ourselves.
We want to believe it, in fact, it’s drummed into us to believe it, but the truth is life is much more complicated.
Love, including its declaration, is the greatest gift you have to offer a man. Treat it as such.
This ‘rescuer’ mindset is all too common, and one that, sadly, has the opposite effect on the man.
