Just as you are becoming an empty nester, kids are leaving for school, growing up, travelling during their gap year; you begin to experience a midlife crisis. What start asking yourself what you are going to do with all your free time and no one but yourself to focus on? Is it time to try a new career? How will you deal with the boredom and down time?
I wish I could meet new people. You can!
It’s that time of year when can head outdoors and enjoy the long summer days.
Longer days of light, warm sun shining down, carefree travellers, and kids out of school; summer is undoubtedly the most social season we experience.
If you are single and would like to get back into the dating game, there’s no better time than now to put on your new summer clothes, get some Vitamin D, and meet new people.
If the winter months have caused you to become quite the recluse or if you have become more comfortable staying in rather than heading out, now is the time to kick-start yourself.
Are you single? Are you tired and fed up of seeing happy, couples walking around the park arm in arm. Do you feel that the world is passing you by and wish you had a girlfriend or boyfriend to share your time with?
Now, just because you are alone doesn’t necessarily mean you are lonely but there may certainly be times when you wish you could be more self-confident and self-assured and have someone by your side.
So what is getting in the way? Well, it could be that your communication skills need improving as it is difficult for you to open up conversations with people whom you meet.
I know you are going to tell me that you know your partner and of course you do. However, you may not know them as well as you think you do once you start living together.
Commercial Valentine cards were introduced in the early 1800's. Today the shops are full of cards, hearts and red roses. February 14th is literally a red letter day! However not everyone will be all smiles as an estimated 190 million cards, text messages and emails are delivered around the world.
For many, Valentine's Day is a day filled with the expectation of love and romance. But for many others, it is just another day of media hype and commercialism. For some it will be a day filled with cards, chocolates, roses and words of love but for many it will be a day tinged with sadness with no red envelope dropping onto the doorstep and no warm glow of love around.
