If you're serious about dating and finding a long-lasting, loving relationship in 2024, the festive season offers a great opportunity for carving out some time for reflection, relaxation, and setting your relationship goals. 

As a relationship coach I’ve worked with hundreds of singles, particularly those who’ve experienced divorce or the end of a long-term relationship, and I understand many of the challenges you face with finding love.

Like anything worth having, the path to finding The One and creating a lasting, loving relationship, takes conscious effort and a willingness to show up and do the work.

In my last blog ‘The 3 Key Steps to Finding Love’, we looked at the starting point for this journey. Today we’ll be taking the next step and looking at your Five Plus Two Dating Blueprint, which will be a game changer for your dating experience.

In relationships we all need understanding, patience, and unwavering support. And these foundational pillars are even more important for those navigating this journey with ADHD.

With a son, a stepson, and a partner who was diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 46, this neurodevelopmental condition is deeply interwoven into the fabric of my life and closest connections.

Young or old, first love or next love, whatever stage you find yourself at, the journey to finding love can often come with its fair share of bumps in the road.

Sometimes though, without realising it, along the way we can become our own worst enemy, and inadvertently self-sabotage our chances with dating and finding a long-lasting and fulfilling relationship.

Re-entering the dating world can be exhilarating, emotionally challenging, and loaded with anticipation of what the future might hold.

But how do you know if you're truly ready to take that next step on the road to finding The One?

To help you find out, I have eight introspective questions that will help you gauge your dating readiness.

Let’s dive in…

Summer’s here, and with it comes a sense of excitement about getting out and about and embracing opportunities to meet new fascinating individuals.

Perhaps this summer you’re not long out of a long-term relationship or marriage and are flying solo for the first time? Or maybe you’ve been single for a while, and want to get back out into the dating scene but you’ve been struggling with how to get started?

Wherever you’re at, I understand this phase might feel overwhelming. But do you know what? It's also ripe with potential, and opportunities for rediscovering love!

One of life’s most profound desires is to belong and connect with others. This innate longing stems from both an evolutionary necessity for survival and an emotional need for closeness and intimacy.

Yet, as much as we seek out smooth-sailing relationships, we often find ourselves navigating through rough waters. A familiar pattern seems to repeat in our relationships, and the key to understanding this phenomenon lies in our attachment styles.

When I work with single parents, something I often hear is, “There’s not just me to think about, so I have to get this right”. Thinking about dating in this way puts a lot of pressure on and can affect how confident and open you are with a potential partner.

What I’m sure you want is to feel empowered and excited about dating. So today I’m sharing my 8 essential tips that will increase your confidence and chances of finding The One.

When it comes to finding love, you’ll often hear people talking about having a dating strategy or dating tactics.

Often this is the first place where most people want to focus their attention, believing that if they start here, they’ll improve their dating life. And I totally get that way of thinking because that’s what I did too.

Have you heard of relationship attachment styles?

The concept has actually been around since the 1960s and when I first came across it, I was blown away! It was a massive game changer for me to understand how I showed up in relationships, and how I could change my experience of them.

I want to help you understand what the attachment styles are too, so you can have more clarity about your own experience in relationships.

For many, starting off the new year includes creating new year’s resolutions that are designed to change and elevate their lives in some way. As the saying goes, ‘if you keep doing the same things, you’ll keep getting the same results!’ And it’s no different when it comes to finding The One – you need to start doing things differently and putting yourself out there in new ways.

For many people, being single during the holiday season can feel challenging and lonely. Perhaps you find yourself going into survival mode and either gritting your teeth and pushing through or wanting to close the door and shut out the world until it’s all over. So, today I want to share with you my 10 tips that will help you to really thrive this Christmas.

Would you like to learn more about how I became a dating and relationship coach, helping men and women find their “Happily Even After”? Read my interview with My Swiss Story as I get candid about the nitty-gritties of my life, business, and passions.

Are you an expat living in Switzerland and wondering how your decision to live abroad will impact your ability to fall in love and finding The One? Maybe you have heard some horror stories about how difficult it is to date in Switzerland, and you aren’t sure if it is worth your time to dip your toe in the dating pool? Well, today on the blog, Kelly Brandli who is a Scientific Dating and Relationship Coach as well as certified Matchmaker, breaks down all you need to know about the dating scenario in Switzerland as an expat. Let’s see what she has to say!

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