Article about mature free and single 40:
With a masters degree in Journalism
I’m a former BBC news reporter and newsreader. But around 8 years ago I swapped the studio for a life on the open road. Lisbon
Portugal is currently where I call home.
My personal development articles have featured in Huffington Post
Elite Daily
Thought Catalog
Thrive Global and more.";"Still single at 40? It could be for these 10 reasons. It’s no secret that being single at 40 can feel much harder than being single at 30 or 20. It’s easy to worry that the older you get
the less likely you are to meet someone. You can wonder to yourself
why isn’t it happening for me when other people seem to have successfully found love and settled down. You may even start to panic that there is something wrong with you. But there are plenty of reasons why you would find yourself still single at 40
many of which are actually a good thing (no
really!) Here are 10 possible reasons why you’re still single and how to change it if you want to. 1 0 reasons why you’re still single at 40. 1) You have unrealistic expectations. Most of us carry some unrealistic expectations around love and romance. Blame the fairytales we grew up on and the Hollywood portrayal of love in the movies. We think that finding Mr or Mrs. Right should be effortless and that we should fall head over heels for our soulmate. But this just doesn’t happen in real life. This very idea of the “perfect match” or “the one” can be incredibly detrimental to your search for a fulfilling partnership. It neglects the fact that real love takes effort. Everything doesn’t magically fall into place as soon as you meet the “right” person. The less glamorous truth is that real-life relationships are a choice. You decide that you want this person in your life and you put in the work required to make it happen. If this sounds like a very unromantic assessment
it isn’t intended to be. It’s not that love isn’t powerful and enriching. It’s more to say that expecting too much out of love can set you up for failure from the start. If you expect fireworks
rom-com adventures
and ‘happily ever afters’ from your romantic encounters
you are ultimately setting yourself up for disappointment. The problem with fantasizing about your dream love is that any real human being is likely to measure up short. The solution: Try to be mindful of when you are letting pickiness get in the way of creating genuine connections. Ditch the unrealistic checklist or the image you have crafted of the perfect partner.
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