This month I’m turning 43 and entering year 7 of being single.

In the last 7 years I intentionally decentered dating and romantic relationships.

Doing so helped me realize I’d been on the «dating and relationship» treadmill.

My focus shifted from «looking for the one» to «looking to my Self». That led to healing, inner peace, and radical acceptance of Self.

I’m still a romantic at heart and hope for a beautiful love story. But my happiness is independent of the realization of that hope.