

{"id":52464,"date":"2020-06-29T06:41:17","date_gmt":"2020-06-29T06:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/?p=52464"},"modified":"2023-02-01T04:27:12","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T04:27:12","slug":"combine-logic-and-emotions-to-choose-a-life-partner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/relationship\/combine-logic-and-emotions-to-choose-a-life-partner\/","title":{"rendered":"How Can Men Combine Logic and Emotions to Choose a Life Partner"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-52470\" src=\"https:\/\/image.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/how-can-men-combine-logic-and-emotions-to-choose-a-life-partner.jpg\" alt=\"Joyful Man Strolling With Woman In Rain They Are Looking At Each Other With Content And Love\" width=\"804\" height=\"350\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are you a man looking for love?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Millions of men right now, all over the world are searching for love.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are looking for that &ldquo;perfect partner, &ldquo;some even would call that their &ldquo;soulmate. &ldquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But 90% of us are making the wrong move when it comes to finding the right girl.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So what do we do, how do we choose a life partner who is right for us?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the past 30 years, number one best-selling author, counselor, and minister <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/experts\/david-essel\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">David Essel<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> have been helping men understand love, the power of love, and how to search for the right partner.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Below, David talks about the need to slow down and follow his pathway and teachings so that men can finally create the type of love they desire.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;Because men are so visual in nature, we often continue to focus on the physical aspects of a potential partner versus anything else.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>We make the same mistakes over and over again in our quest for choosing the right one.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a matter of fact, as a counselor, I have my male clients that are <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/love\/single-looking-for-love\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">looking for love<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to create an exercise that we call a pattern of past relationships.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&rsquo;s pretty simple; all they do is write about every person they&rsquo;ve been in a relationship with, what the challenges were in the relationship, and what their responsibilities were in the dysfunction of that attempt at law.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;I&rsquo;m 99% of the time; what my clients find is that they&rsquo;ve been chasing the wrong thing all along.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They haven&rsquo;t gone deep enough, or maybe they haven&rsquo;t taken enough <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/relationship\/how-long-to-wait-between-relationships\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">time off between relationships<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, or perhaps they still live in a fantasy world that the perfect person is going to pop into their existence and make everything OK.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many of my male clients never realize that they were the savior, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thoughtcatalog.com\/shahida-arabi\/2018\/06\/5-signs-you-have-white-knight-syndrome-playing-the-rescuer-in-your-relationships\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">white knight on the horse, looking for women to rescue<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, looking for women who need help either financially or with raising children or with their career.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And so many men get sucked into the same vortex, different faces, and different names but the same insane dysfunctional relationship filled with chaos and drama that they&rsquo;ve had their whole life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;So how to choose a partner wisely?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The following are some tips to help you avoid the mistakes men make in relationships and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/relationship\/things-to-consider-before-choosing-your-life-partner\/\">choose a life partner<\/a> who is right for you.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Take-some-time-off-between-relationships\"><\/span>Take some time off between relationships<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-52471\" src=\"https:\/\/image.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/take-some-time-off-between-relationships.jpg\" alt=\"Happy Single Girl Watching Shows Alone And Enjoying\" width=\"804\" height=\"350\"><\/p>\n<p><b>At the end of a relationship, plan on taking a minimum of six months off.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That means no dating; if you&rsquo;re serious about deep love, it means working with a professional counselor, minister, or relationship coach, to figure out what I&rsquo;m sharing in this article.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is our role in the ongoing dysfunction of love relationships?<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Let-go-of-the-past\"><\/span>Let go of the past<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After figuring out what your role is that you continue to carry forward.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are you passive-aggressive, are you dominating in nature, are you wishy-washy and you go with whatever direction your partner wants to go in.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After figuring all that out, <\/span><b>we have to <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/forgiveness\/how-to-forgive-your-partner-who-has-hurt-you\/\"><b>forgive every partner<\/b><\/a><b> we&rsquo;ve been with in the past if it ended poorly.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is crucial! If you don&rsquo;t go through the forgiveness process (nothing to do with you getting together with former partners ) and release any resentments you have, you&rsquo;re going to carry a jaded mindset into your next relationship, which never works very well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Watch this powerful speech on How to move on, let go &amp; leave your past in the past.<\/span><br><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hIKFEkO3Qss\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Learn-how-to-date-effectively\"><\/span>Learn how to date effectively<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-52472\" src=\"https:\/\/image.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/learn-how-to-date-effectively.jpg\" alt=\"Beautifull Couple Dating Together With Lovely Ocean Sunset View With Lamp Lights\" width=\"804\" height=\"350\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In our top-selling book, &ldquo;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Love-Relationship-Secrets-Everyone-Needs\/dp\/1651413711\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Love and relationship secrets. That everyone needs to know!<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo; We talk about the 3% rule of dating, and by far, it is the most powerful dating tool that I&rsquo;ve ever created, and I&rsquo;ve ever used over the past 30 years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With this exercise, I have men write down what they consider their &ldquo;deal killers&ldquo; in love.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And the list can be quite long, but we try to narrow it down to between six and 10 characteristics that you know have never worked in the past when attempted to choose a life partner.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That&rsquo;s why we do all the writing about past relationships, and if it didn&rsquo;t work, then odds are it won&rsquo;t work in the future either.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Combining-logic-and-emotions\"><\/span>Combining logic and emotions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some of my male clients, when they go through this exercise, find some really surprising information, many of them do not want to date women with children, but if they look at their past pattern in love they&rsquo;ve always dated women with children.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other men will realize that they need to choose a life partner that enjoys some of the same hobbies that they enjoy, not all of them, of course, but they want some type of similarity that gas something to do outside of the bedroom.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As I tell all my clients, within the first 90 days of a relationship, if you use logic, like the 3% rule of dating, and emotional awareness to choose a life partner:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;&ldquo;this person is nice they show up on time, they always do what they say they&rsquo;re going to do&hellip; It makes me feel special to them&rdquo;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You have a really good chance of finding a great partner.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But you have to pay attention within the first 90 days!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most of us are so caught up in wanting sex, needing sex, having sex to validate us as men that we don&rsquo;t put any time into looking at the characteristics the people we&rsquo;re dating have, that may not be a good fit for us.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So<\/span><b> if you look at your past relationships and see that you&rsquo;ve dated women that need financial assistance, we have to stop that.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you dated women in the past who have children, and you know you don&rsquo;t want to deal with children, we&rsquo;ve got to end that dating cycle before it even begins the minute we find out they have children.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Or maybe you&rsquo;re a man that wants a family, and during the first 90 days, you get the feeling and the verification that the woman you&rsquo;re dating does not want to have children. You&rsquo;ve got to end it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You see, this is the combination of logic and emotion that will give you the best chance ever to choose a life partner and create a deep, open, ongoing relationship.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you&rsquo;re really into sports, and it does take up a lot of your time, it would be a great piece of advice to give yourself time before you commit to a relationship until you choose a life partner who is also at least partially interested in sports.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I&rsquo;m not saying you have to choose a life partner who is a mirror image of yourself, but<\/span><b> you have to write down those things that have never worked in the past, and make sure not to repeat them.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maybe you cannot date someone who smokes, yet you look at the past, and two or three women that you dated were smokers, and the relationship ended badly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your relationship will never end badly if you&rsquo;re open, honest, communicative, and you know what works for you and what doesn&rsquo;t.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Final words<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many men, frustrated in love, could reduce their frustration by 90% by following the above information.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Create a list of those things that will never work for you that is crucial; that&rsquo;s the 3% rule of dating.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then create a list of the commonalities you would like to have with someone; similar interests may be in sports, religion, or career. You&rsquo;ve got to have more than just a sexual connection.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And then, make sure the sexual connection is appropriate, accurate, and it&rsquo;s a match for both of you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Love is here; if you want it, you&rsquo;re going to have to slow down to get it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">David Essel&lsquo;s work is endorsed by individuals like the late Wayne Dyer, and celebrity Jenny Mccarthy says, &ldquo;David Essel is the new leader of the positive thinking movement.&ldquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His work as a counselor and minister has been verified by Psychology Today, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marriage.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has verified David as one of the top relationship counselors and experts in the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To work with David, from anywhere via phone or Skype, please visit <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidessel.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">www.davidessel.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false,"raw":""},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you a man looking for love? Millions of men right now, all over the world are searching for love. They are looking for that &ldquo;perfect partner, &ldquo;some even would call that their &ldquo;soulmate. &ldquo; But 90% of us are making the wrong move when it comes to finding the right girl. So what do we do, how do we choose a life partner who is right for us? 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