Tamsen Fadal
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
And that could be years.
The second thing, stop future tripping on the first date.
I used to walk into dates secretly auditioning men for the role of my husband before salad.
Every single time I lost sight of the only question that mattered.
Did I even enjoy myself?
Did I laugh?
Did I feel relaxed?
Did I like the way I felt around him?
I shouldn't have been thinking like, is he going to be a good husband?
Are my parents going to like him?
What are people going to think?
How's he going to measure up?
You need to measure the first date by how you feel, not whether or not he could father your children someday.
Number three, practice choosing stillness over panic.
And this was another tough one for me.
That timeline will scream at you.
You're behind.
You've got to catch up.
You're behind everybody else.
Move faster.