Do you need two halves to make a whole?

Do you need two halves to make a whole?

Single women who are over 35 and who have come to me for counseling, regardless of race, religion, nationality, education and status, all have the same core issue: a “feeling unloved” schema. Each one of these ladies (and I’m talking about more than 10 this year alone), wants to find a guy who will love them. My efforts in helping them re-evaluate their self-worth, or try to re-frame the situation by looking at what’s good in life, or look for meaning in life that’s not dependent upon a partner – are usually futile. I’ve tried helping them identify unhealthy beliefs, socratically questioning them, behavior experiments, problem-solving, self-esteem building, but most of the time they still walk away unable to look inwards for the source of happiness.

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