How to stay grounded when dating

Do you have your future planned by date 2?

Daydreaming of your perfect family rather than your next date?

When it comes to dating and relationships, staying grounded seems to be harder than any other aspect in life. Living outside of cities, us farmers and people living in rural communities might feel as if the dating pool is smaller, and therefore need to jump into relationships too quickly. Being present, in the moment, enjoying the experience without getting ahead of yourself can be hard. However we’ve crafted a guide on how to stay grounded when dating.

Be real, not superficial.

Long-lasting relationships are based on the genuine you, and their genuine self. Whilst many relationships start based on looks, common interests, etc. But in a grounded love relationship, growing below the surface is rich soil and growing life, with strong roots in deep, meaningful connections. That being, your true genuine self, accepting and loving the other, and vice versa.

Focus on you.

The old, cheesy phrase ‘just love you, and focus on yourself, and the right one will come’, might have become a cliché, but it’s cliché and common for a reason. Being genuine, even if it means that the number of potential matches is less, gives you a better chance of success. Staying humble, and remember that dating takes the investment of time, in both yourself and getting to know the other person’s genuine self.

Being grounded online.

Whilst as farmers and lovers of the rural lifestyle, we have famously been known to enjoy the old fashioned way of doing things in many aspects of life, it’s time to accept that online dating can be a way to meet and form genuine relationships and partnerships. A lot of people have experienced the same story, download Tinder or another mainstream dating app, wasting time swiping endlessly, to end up with a number of matches, of which a couple are potentially the right match for your lifestyle and interests. That’s where a site like Grounded can help, where the people on the site share the same lifestyle and interests already, meaning you just have to find the right person. Saving you precious time (and potentially a lot of it depending how far down the line you get)!

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