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Returning to Wholeness – Relationship Building and Mindfulness in Love

I’m Out: Online Dating is Self-Harm At This Point

Online Dating is Self-harm
  • Post author:John McElhenney
  • Post published:August 15, 2024
  • Post category:Dating/Divorce/humans of divorce/Joy/Love/relationship building/Relationships/self-awareness/Self-care/Sex/Single-Dad/Spirituality

Romantic poet me wants to believe in happily ever after, but I'm more skeptical today. How do you feel about dating again?

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Letting My Lover Catch Up: It’s Over

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  • Post author:John McElhenney
  • Post published:August 15, 2024
  • Post category:Dating

What I've noticed about myself and my multiple attempts at finding a lasting, evolving, and ecstatic relationship is that each element is important.

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What Color Is Your Love? A New Map for Seeking a Lasting Relationship

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  • Post author:John McElhenney
  • Post published:August 10, 2024
  • Post category:Dating

What I've noticed about myself and my multiple attempts at finding a lasting, evolving, and ecstatic relationship is that each element is important.

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Walking Around Like a Kid In a Candy Store with No Money

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  • Post author:John McElhenney
  • Post published:August 3, 2024
  • Post category:Dating/relationship building/Relationships/self-awareness/Self-care/Sex/Single-Dad/Spirituality

As I pause to review my last fourteen years as a single dad I am not in a hurry to begin a new summit attempt with a new person.

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Numb from Swiping Left: Online Dating Update > The Eyes Have It

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  • Post author:John McElhenney
  • Post published:August 3, 2024
  • Post category:Dating/Health and Fitness/humans of divorce/Relationships/self-awareness/Self-care/Sex/Single-Dad

Let's meet out there in the real world, have a conversation, and let go of the rest of our expectations.

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Adding Distance and Travel to Your Bumble Mix

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  • Post author:John McElhenney
  • Post published:July 31, 2024
  • Post category:Dating/Relationships/Sex/Single-Dad

Too many "good mornings" or "how was your meeting" are going to panic a woman who's not been in a relationship for several years. And even the smallest miscommunications can sever the connection without comment, simply gone. Disconnected.

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Booty, Boobs, and Booze: Online Dating Misfires

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  • Post author:John McElhenney
  • Post published:July 28, 2024
  • Post category:Dating/Joy/Love/relationship building/Relationships/self-awareness/sexual chemistry/Single-Dad

Don't give up on love. It's out there. Make sure you're putting out a message that's going to attract the right people.

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joy + joy : become part of our joy+tribe

joy + joy
  • Post author:John McElhenney
  • Post published:July 21, 2024
  • Post category:Dating/Joy/Love/mindfulness/relationship building/Relationships/self-awareness/Spirituality

It's hard to understand what JOY + JOY feels like when you've only experienced less. Once. you know it, however, you're never going to settle for "meh" or "okay."

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