Gloria's Blog

Online dating is becoming more common. People's perceptions toward online dating also have evolved. It has now become a more generally acceptable way of meeting people. From a pure scientific point of view, it can be more efficient approach in meeting the right person.  The Knot surveyed more than 14,000 engaged or recently married individuals and reported that 19% of brides said they met their spouses online , increased from 5% in 2015. ( source ) However, there are still lots of frustrations in dating. I have been there, too.  At one point, I was even entertained by the frustrations "Every time, the case is impossible for a different reason. Things don't work out for a different reason. Now I am really curious what the next reason of 'failure' will be... " This blog is about in this era of data-driven dating, how setting third-level goals might help in finding the right person. Plus a personal tip at the end. . . . “People don’t down

Have you gone through a period of time, that is so intense, from difficult relationships, struggles in life decisions, and that in some quiet night, you just whisper to yourself, "I just want a normal life..." Yes, me too. This blog is about what I learned during this period of time. It is about why we should target at having an amazing life. Why we stopped doing it. Why doing it is hard. And Why we should still do it. Why we stopped doing it? Most of us have had childhood dreams, the rosy fantasies about how amazing that dream would be like. After we've grown up, we don't often dream about that. We have been told that "Life is hard." "Work is work." "Be realistic." We have been hurt. And from these painful experiences, we learned that, higher expectation creates higher risks of disappointment, frustrations, pain. Sometimes, we are so tired, and quietly tell ourselves, "God, I just want a normal life."