Follow the Four Agreements of Dating
Making these promises will help you ensure a healthy courtship.
The Four Agreements is a classic self-help book by don Miguel Ruiz that I recommend every single chance I get. It covers agreements that you are to make with yourself in order to improve your mental and emotional well-being. The profound yet simple wisdom of this book is life-altering. It will change how you see the world, which starts with changing the way you see yourself.
That’s what I love most about The Four Agreements — that it guides you to make promises to yourself, for yourself.
Too often, we look outside of ourselves for answers and validation. This is especially true in dating and romantic partnerships. We look to our love life to dictate how we feel about our lives in general.
If someone doesn’t reciprocate our interest, we allow it to taint our self-image. We question if we’re attractive enough, funny enough, interesting enough…the list goes on. We wonder if we did something wrong that turned the person off. Ultimately, we need to know why the person we want doesn’t seem to want us.
In order to not sacrifice our self-worth on the altar of desire, it’s a good idea to have supportive principles in place when dating. Only you can protect your mental and emotional…
