"I had been single for five years. I had trudged, reluctantly, through the sludge of dating apps, and had begged my friends to set me up, yielding humiliating results. I had said yes to dates with total strangers from my DMs—which is inadvisable from almost every angle. I worked up the courage to leave my hot neighbor a flirty note, to which he responded that he was gay."
"I had a scarcity mindset, common to many single people. Fears circled around my head: There's no one out there! Dating has mutated into a dystopian technological experiment! I'm in my early 30s, getting older, losing time!"
"There is a huge chasm between wanting to find a great love and being truly available to create a loving union when that person appear"
A woman reluctant to pursue dating embarks on a seven-week workbook called 'Calling in the One' with a friend as accountability partner. After five years of unsuccessful dating through apps, setups, and a matchmaker, she adopts the book's approach to address her scarcity mindset and fears about finding love. The workbook, originally published in 2004 and updated in 2021, offers methods for attracting ideal partners without guarantees. The author emphasizes a critical distinction: wanting to find love differs fundamentally from being genuinely available to create a loving relationship when a partner appears.
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