Welcome to the Situationship to Soulmate podcast, your guide to navigating the complicated world of dating in your 20s.

I thought it would be fitting to begin this podcast with an episode all about situationships: the murky grey area between a casual hookup and a committed relationship. It’s something I struggled with throughout my 20s, and seemed to always put myself back into, even though I knew deep down I wanted a “real” relationship. If you can relate, you'll want to listen to this episode!

In this episode I open up about three situationships I experienced, what I learned from them, and share tough questions you can ask yourself if you feel stuck in the situationship cycle.

3 tough questions to ask yourself: 

1. Are you ACTUALLY ready for, and available for, a relationship? Could you be attracted to unavailable people because you yourself are not truly available? 
2. Are there parts of yourself you feel you cannot ever show someone else? Things about you, or your past, that you feel ashamed of? 
3. Is there something you are punishing yourself for? Something you haven’t yet forgiven yourself for? This could be keeping you stuck in this idea that you are not worthy of a loving, healthy relationship, and part of your “punishment” is hurting yourself through choosing people who will hurt you. 

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