{"id":564,"date":"2018-06-29T19:20:44","date_gmt":"2018-06-29T19:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/melissasimonson.com\/?p=564"},"modified":"2018-07-10T19:24:11","modified_gmt":"2018-07-10T19:24:11","slug":"the-most-important-question-to-ask-when-dating-relating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/melissasimonson.com\/index.php\/the-most-important-question-to-ask-when-dating-relating\/","title":{"rendered":"The most important question to ask when dating\/relating&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to dating, there is no \u201cright\u201d way for you or the other person to act, no such thing as \u201ctoo much,\u201d no such thing as \u201ctoo fast\u201d or \u201ctoo slow.\u201d All of this trying to get it right or wondering if something is acceptable or normal has you in your head (the land of ego safety, control and approval games) and ignoring how you actually FEEL.<\/p>\n<p>The most important question that you need to be asking is: \u201cHow do I feel?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Your feelings are sacred guides pointing to your o<span class=\"text_exposed_show\">wn precious needs and values. If you\u2019re feeling off\u2014anxious, insecure, guarded, confused, frustrated, etc.\u2014this is an indicator that you have some needs that aren\u2019t being fulfilled completely in this situation. When you feel good, it\u2019s because you\u2019re aligning with what you need and value. <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"text_exposed_show\">\n<p>When feeling off in a relating\/dating situation&#8230;the question is never whether or not you should be feeling what you\u2019re feeling. Your feelings cannot be wrong (they are FOR YOU, after all). The question is: \u201cWhat are these feelings telling me that I most need and desire?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This is the only authority you ever need to follow.<\/p>\n<p>Happy dating &amp; relating, lovelies!<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"_5mfr _47e3\"><span class=\"_7oe\">&#x2764;&#xfe0f;<\/span><\/span>Melissa<\/p>\n<p>P.S. If you want to know how to navigate the world of your feelings like a ninja, to confidently choose yourself no matter what and create thriving relationships, I have openings for complimentary self-love activation calls (new clients only) in the next couple of weeks. Send an email via my contact form to grab your spot on my calendar.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to dating, there is no \u201cright\u201d way for you or the other person to act, no such thing as \u201ctoo much,\u201d no such thing as \u201ctoo fast\u201d or \u201ctoo slow.\u201d All of this trying to get it &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/melissasimonson.com\/index.php\/the-most-important-question-to-ask-when-dating-relating\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[188,201,211,200,206,202,204,209,205,207,203,146,208,191,59,210],"class_list":["post-564","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-anxiety","tag-anxious-attachment","tag-choosing-self","tag-dating","tag-emotional-navigation-system","tag-empowerment","tag-feelings","tag-insecurity","tag-navigating-feelings","tag-needs","tag-non-violent-communication","tag-relationship","tag-self-awareness","tag-self-doubt","tag-self-love","tag-too-much"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/melissasimonson.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/564","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/melissasimonson.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/melissasimonson.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/melissasimonson.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/melissasimonson.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=564"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/melissasimonson.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/564\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":565,"href":"https:\/\/melissasimonson.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/564\/revisions\/565"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/melissasimonson.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=564"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/melissasimonson.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=564"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/melissasimonson.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=564"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}