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Tip #3: Find New Love By Closing Old Wounds
Reaching the Golden Age of Dating
by Ramon Johnson
Many years ago, a friend and I relished in our ability to cite the most fabulous of historical monarchs,
Elizabeth I. It’s said that the young queen harbored in the Golden Age of British prosperity. Even so,
she lost her personal war on love.
"I am married to England," Elizabeth declared in herring defiance to the miscreant Sir Robert Dudley.
She risked her crown for her adorer. He, in return, broke her heart by plotting against her life. She kept
him alive despite his treason as a constant reminder of how close she came to danger—declaring her
independence from the like of any man. Her primary concern became matters she could control, not
unpredictable men.
Modern day love isn’t quite as melodramatic, but my friend and I had experienced our fare share of no
good Dudley’s. Our dates always started out with excitement and ended in complete anarchy. Some
mini-relationships lasted a few hours, others weeks until they suddenly ended with us left alone in a
tower of loneliness and regret. We began dating with extreme caution, assuming that every man would
inevitably break our hearts.
It’s understandable: Why would we surrender to the monstrous dating scene? We’d been hurt so many times.
The crown of our hearts proved to be much more fragile than one of a kingdom. Instead of harboring
in a new age of love, we wallowed in our lost opportunities.
There needed to be a change if we were ever to break the cycle. In order to make room for better love,
we had to free our crowded perceptions.
Far too many of us take the bitter queen approach to love. You see, the mistake Elizabeth made was
keeping Lord Robert alive. We too kept our old failures alive in the form of resentment, anger, bitterness
and mistrust. And holding on to past failures leaves little room for future possibilities. Our crown jewels
don’t always have to be protected in order for us to be fully appreciated by other men. Each opportunity
must be approached with a clean bully of possibilities.
Sour subjects exist in every realm of dating potentials. And most of us, at some point or another, have fallen
victim to their folly. But better, more affirmative men await our approach. Only by sending old wounds to
the gallows can we harbor in a new, more prosperous golden age of dating.
Reaching the Golden Age of Dating
by Ramon Johnson
Many years ago, a friend and I relished in our ability to cite the most fabulous of historical monarchs,
Elizabeth I. It’s said that the young queen harbored in the Golden Age of British prosperity. Even so,
she lost her personal war on love.
"I am married to England," Elizabeth declared in herring defiance to the miscreant Sir Robert Dudley.
She risked her crown for her adorer. He, in return, broke her heart by plotting against her life. She kept
him alive despite his treason as a constant reminder of how close she came to danger—declaring her
independence from the like of any man. Her primary concern became matters she could control, not
unpredictable men.
Modern day love isn’t quite as melodramatic, but my friend and I had experienced our fare share of no
good Dudley’s. Our dates always started out with excitement and ended in complete anarchy. Some
mini-relationships lasted a few hours, others weeks until they suddenly ended with us left alone in a
tower of loneliness and regret. We began dating with extreme caution, assuming that every man would
inevitably break our hearts.
It’s understandable: Why would we surrender to the monstrous dating scene? We’d been hurt so many times.
The crown of our hearts proved to be much more fragile than one of a kingdom. Instead of harboring
in a new age of love, we wallowed in our lost opportunities.
There needed to be a change if we were ever to break the cycle. In order to make room for better love,
we had to free our crowded perceptions.
Far too many of us take the bitter queen approach to love. You see, the mistake Elizabeth made was
keeping Lord Robert alive. We too kept our old failures alive in the form of resentment, anger, bitterness
and mistrust. And holding on to past failures leaves little room for future possibilities. Our crown jewels
don’t always have to be protected in order for us to be fully appreciated by other men. Each opportunity
must be approached with a clean bully of possibilities.
Sour subjects exist in every realm of dating potentials. And most of us, at some point or another, have fallen
victim to their folly. But better, more affirmative men await our approach. Only by sending old wounds to
the gallows can we harbor in a new, more prosperous golden age of dating.
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