Sunday, October 27, 2019

The Best Low-Investment Date Ideas, Recommended by Dating Experts | Cheap and Fun Dates for Non-Committal Singles

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Low investment dates have become the new norm. Meaning,  any serious investment in another person – be it money or effort – is minimal. This is most likely a circumstance of dating app culture, along with the collective need for instant gratification (think Veruca Salt-like behavior from “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”).

It’s unfortunate, but a first date is no longer a first date. It’s become an effort to earn the first date. If someone cannot handle a low investment commitment of something like a cup of coffee, they’re not ready – or, in the minds of singles, deserving – of a higher investment date like dinner and drinks.

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This isn’t necessarily a bad thing. In fact, this newer method is proving relatively successful. For instance, Bloomberg recently credited millennials for plummeting divorce rates. And for what it’s worth, 29 percent of heterosexual and 65 percent of gay couples have met online. Even crazier? Tinder matches have officially outnumbered people on the planet. It’s truly mind-boggling, but that’s just the world we live in now.

But this is not the only reason we’ve decided to elect a more casual approach. In addition to the culture created by dating apps, millennials have graduated with more debt into the worst recession in 80 years. Simply put, they cannot afford to whip out their wallets on dates like previous generations have.

To help navigate this new (and cheaper) standard of digital dating, we reached out to several dating professionals — matchmakers, psychotherapists, dating coaches and sex-positive podcast hosts — to recommend some fun, low investment date ideas to make future planning a cinch.

Kevon Owen is a featured contributing author in this article. To read the entire article please click this link. If you would like to consult with Kevon Owen about your situation please call him at 405-740-1249 or you can visit his website at this address, https://www.kevonowen.com.

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Friday, October 18, 2019

8 Ways To Stay Faithful To Someone You Love In The Hook-Up Culture

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Despite what most people seem to think, falling in love does not guarantee loyalty — from either party.
Falling in love doesn’t even guarantee staying in love, so even if the apple of your eye is the only apple you see, it doesn’t guarantee that you won’t want to have an orange some time down the line.
Love is a living, breathing thing that requires constant attention and nurturing.
With that said, it’s easily understandable that there will come a time when your loyalty is tested.
There will be a time when you will have to make a decision to either remain faithful or have a bite of the forbidden fruit.
The only real advice is to do whatever it is that you want to do. Only be sure that you know what it is that you want to do. Most people want to stay loyal, but have difficulty continuously find a reason to do so. Here are eight ways to help you make the right decision:
Kevon Owen is a featured contributing author in this article which can be viewed in its entirety at this link.
If you are seeking help with a relationship of any kind or need relationship guidance in Oklahoma County through a situation you can contact Kevon Owen at 405-740-1249 or you can visit his website at https://www.kevonowen.com.


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Tuesday, October 8, 2019

27 Genius Ways to Boost Your Self-Esteem Every Day

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Some days, you feel like you could totally take on the world. And others, well, not so much. It’s a fact of life that everyone has those moments when their self-esteem tank is a little depleted. But there are plenty of different ways you can bring your confidence back up again. And it won’t take weeks or months, either—you can do it today.

The next time you could use a confidence boost, try these 23 methods that’ll make you instantly feel great about yourself again. From how you move your body to what you’re wearing, we’ve rounded up the easiest ways to give yourself a major self-esteem boost in seconds!

Make a list of your goals and how you’re reaching them

Even if it feels like you’re a long way off from becoming the person you want to be, writing down the goals you hope to accomplish and how you’ve taken steps toward achieving them can give you a serious self-esteem boost in the short-term.

“Set a goal and see how you’re getting closer to meeting it,” suggests Oklahoma-based clinical psychotherapist Kevon Owen, LPC. If you’re hoping to go back to school to finish your degree, for example, make a note of how you called to attend an information session; if you want to lose weight, write down the date when you signed up for the gym. “Whatever it is, look at how well you’re doing or how you’re progressing and watch how it impacts that self-esteem,” he says.

Kevon Owen is a featured contributing author in this article. To view the entire article and slides please visit this link. To schedule an appointment or speak with Kevon please visit his website at this link. Https://www.kevonowen.com or call 405-740-1249.



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