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Intentional Love asks you to view your love life as a series of choices rather than accidents.
Great relationships are built, not discovered.
A lasting relationship doesn’t just happen. It is the culmination of a series of decisions, including when to get out there, whom to date, how to end it with the wrong person, when to settle down with the right one, and everything in between.
Behavioral science is the study of how we make decisions.
No matter how often and or how earnestly we set goals, we get in our own way.
“Porn to Be Wild.”
Behavior change is a two-step process. First we’ll learn about the invisible forces driving your behavior, those errors in judgment that lead to costly mistakes.
Step two is designing a new system that helps you shift your behavior and achieve your goal.
It’s worked for my clients,
This is a bad sign. This sentence suggests ‘science’ may be a store -front sign to attract customers to come in and buy our stuff. I do not like this sentence and it’s potential implications.
while people crave choice, too many options can make us feel less happy and more doubtful of our decisions.
the paradox of choice.
There is no “right answer” to questions like Who should I be with? and How much should I compromise? and Will they ever change? No amount of Googling will reveal if James or Jillian will make a good spouse.
Great relationships are built, not discovered.
