'In order for to feel another's love and devotion, you first have to feel love and devotion for yourself. 'Often the thing we fear most is the thing we want most.' -Dr. 'If you are feeling miserable as a single person, you are going to be miserable in a relationship.' -Erin Tillman All you have to do is bridge the gap between where today and where want to be.' -Lorna Poole And the more you believe it's possible, the more likely it will actually happen. You have to believe it's possible for you.

'You have to make love a priority in your life. 'In the moment of experiencing your baggage, that's not the time to rationalize it, that's not the time to internalize it, that's the time to just experience it.' -Dr. 'Relationships are a reflection of what's going on inside of you.' -Nicole Dirocco 'If I say hi to someone and they don't say hi back, I just say hi to the next person.' - Tracy Steinberg

'Players are only attractive to you when you're not ready for a relationship.' - Lorna Poole We need our dark just like we need our light.' -Chrissy Brady Smith 'Sexiness is really a state of mind.' -Summer Innanen Try shifting your mindset with the following quotes, all gathered from dating, relationship, and personal growth experts participating in the Love Without Settling Summit, a free online event. So now it's time to focus on creating what you do want. a photographer with long fingernails who asks you to 'get out of the way so he can get a better shot'). You've been on enough bad dates to grasp exactly what you don't want (i.e. You've already gotten through the toughest part-realizing that you're not getting what you want out of dating is the first step to finding love. So while you're in the middle of a dating app deleting spree and vowing to swear off love all together (and trust me, I get it), you might want to pump the brakes and pat yourself on the back. Nowadays it seems like a quick Tinder hookup is more plausible than a real, sustainable relationship. Those of us who have been in the dating game for a while know it how bleak it can be. YourTango shows that even though finding love can be difficult, there's always hope.

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