Are you letting the feelings of loneliness lower your standards when it comes to dating, the people in your circle, or situations you allow into your life?
In my practice, I see lots of single women cling to dating like it’s a job, as if it’s going to fill the hole and emptiness they feel. I see them dating men who are not aligned with what they want in relationship. I see how loneliness lowers their standards of what their heart truly desires.
I see women hold on to situations that are no longer serving them because letting go ushers them into the unknown. We think looking to outside sources, like relationships, will cure the loneliness. And we choose men who are less than what we want because we think that is all that is available to us.
I know that feeling is like a knife cutting through us and any relief is welcomed. But lowering our standards and choosing things and people that are less than we deserve is a trap.