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How to Move on From A Toxic Relationship And Find The Right Partner

How to Move on From A Toxic Relationship And Find The Right PartnerWant to know how to move on from a toxic relationship and find the right partner? Have you been looking for love in all the sexiest and wrongest places? It’s time to find someone who is compatible and trustworthy!

Note: The following is an excerpt from my Broken Heart Recovery Video Course. 

How I moved on from a toxic relationship

About a decade ago I became involved with a guy who was in such hot pursuit of me I jokingly referred to him as “A Romantrix.”

Don’t bother googling that term. I made it up.

For me “Romantrix” describes someone who dominates you so much with their romantic yearnings, they make it so romance has no choice but to happen.

This particular Romantrix inundatated me with love letters, flowers, candle-lit dinners, poems – and continuous promises to love me forever.

Unfortunately, he misestimated his devotional time by a few gazillion years.

letting go of toxic partner quoteAbout 6 to 7 months into our relationship, I discovered he was cheating – making this term Romantrix even more fitting – because all that intense pleasure he brought soon gave way to lots of pain.

Shortly after our break up, I discovered a fascinating article in the New York Times—about the psychology of evil.

The article highlighted what it called “The Psychopath Checklist.”

This was a helpful list criminal psychiatrists use to test the potential of someone being a hardcore psychopath – capable of committing repeated evil and violent crimes.

Guess which traits toxic psychopaths share?

  • How to Find The Right Partner and move on from toxic relationshipsGlibness
  • Extreme charisma
  • Need to always be doing something
  • Feelings of high self-worth
  • Pathological lying
  • Proneness to boredom
  • Emotional unavailability

To my amusement, all these adjectives were also very appropriate to describe my Romantrix – an adorably charismatic, fun, active, confident guy — who also turned out to be a two-faced cheater.

If you want to move on from toxic relationships and find the right partner, know this now:

One of the top traits to look for in a partner is appealingly strong character.

Think about it. Charles Manson, Stalin, Hitler and Mussolini were all considered passionate, charismatic, intelligent, successful (note: albeitly successful in crazily chosen careers).

But just because they have that popular “wish list” of qualities, doesn’t mean you should date them!

Seeking strong character values always matters far more than personality (and other external allures), because “character” will always be the chooser of how someone behaves – and/or misbehaves!

Personality is the tip of someone’s iceberg.

Character is their true foundation.

Your relationship will always suffer if your partner (or you!) do not choose to put in the effort of strong character during challenging times like: conflicts, disappointments, stress, crisis, temptation, sadness, monetary challenges, illness, misunderstandings etc.

How to move on from toxic love prince harmingHow to find the right partner…

I believe that instead of looking for that popular “wish list” of qualities (sexy, funny, successful, smart etc) you should be seeking a “wish feeling.”

And the number one feeling you should seek —even before the feeling of love: the feeling of safety.

Without safety, you will never feel true love – because you’ll never feel comfy being vulnerable enough to reveal your true self – and experience true intimacy.

Plus a relationship is only as strong as its weakest link: how you handle challenges.

quote moving on from toxic loveFor this reason, if you want to find the right partner, you must prioritize finding someone who embraces “strong character values.”

Why?

Because they will make you feel safe!

  • A person with “strong character values” is someone who appreciates being honest, communicative, empathic – and enjoys stretching who they are – embracing a passionate commitment to self development.
  • Plus, you too must be a person with “strong character values” – which means you too have a passionate commitment to self development!

If you want to stop toxic relationships and enjoy the right partner… prioritize strong character!

If you and your partner each value growing into your best self –  then during tough times you will be…

  • open to discussing problems
  • listening with an open mind
  • empathizing with an open heart
  • talking honestly, meeting needs and evolving
  • wanting to make sure the relationship is growing stronger and better – and so are each of you!

A person who embraces strong character is also someone who recognizes how a relationship is not simply a den of pleasure. It serves a double function!

The 2 Functions Of The Right Relationship:

  1. “den of pleasure”—for fun, sex, laughter, etc
  1. “laboratory for growth”—the ultimate place of challenge – where you each stretch one another – and support one another –  to evolve into your most authentic and highest potential selves

How to Find The Right Partner - Who Is Compatible and TrustworthyUnfortunately, most people only view a relationship as a place to experience pleasure. If you or your partner aren’t able to view a relationship as serving both of these 2 functions – when problems come along you’ll have the urge to bolt.

You’ll think: “Hey this is no longer a den of pleasure. I’m outta here.”

But if your partner (and you) recognize that a relationship serves this double function, then you’ll understand that sometimes you have to leave the “den of pleasure” to head into that “laboratory for growth” – and that’s okay!

In the right relationship…

If you’re in a good relationship, you’ll both appreciate strong character values. And if so, you won’t won’t resent heading into the “laboratory for growth.” You’ll each recognize that growth is important. And that sometimes you have to put in a little effort to grow a relationship – and grow who you are!

If you want to move on from toxic relationships and find the right partner

  • You shouldn’t want a relationship where you each try to change who you are.
  • However you should want a relationship where you each support one another in evolving into your best (and truest) selves!

You know what’s funny?

How we all know that embracing strong character values really does matter in life and love.

Yet, the media mostly offers relationship-boosting tips like:

How to Find The Right Partner - Who Is Compatible and Trustworthy“Buy these sexy clothes!”

“Be more successful!”

“Tighten your buns!”

It’s rare that the media ever comes out and strongly advises:

  “Yo! Value good strong character values in yourself and others!”

It would be interesting to see that as a recommended “hot love secret” on the cover of Cosmo or Maxim, eh?

So, why doesn’t the media hype the importance of working on strong character values – as much as it recommends working on your buns, income and wardrobe?

Probably because it takes far more time, effort and patience to work on strengthening character values.

Plus it also takes far more time, effort and patience to truly understand another person’s inner character — than it does to quickly be lured into their sexiness, wealth and charisma.

How to Find The Right Partner - Who Is Compatible and TrustworthyThe truth about avoiding toxic love?

When you take the needed time to prioritize getting to know a person’s inner character — before you jump into bed/relationship with them – then this means you’re also prioritizing protecting your heart and longterm happiness.

After all, a person’s character will always be the determinant behind if they choose to behave naughty or nice — thereby making you feel sad or happy.

Meaning?

quote move on from toxic relationships karen salmansohnAlthough you might feel as if you’re experiencing “love at first sight” with someone who instantly makes your heart beat faster, what you’re really experiencing is “infatuation at first sight.”

Why? Because all you’re falling for is their superficial self – not who they are in their inner core – their soul – their character.

Nowadays, people who are interested in their physical health make sure that they take time to read the ingredients on a package of yummy, tempting food.

They want to see if there’s longterm danger to their health if they allow this delicious food into their system.

How to find the right relationship…

  • You must start to think of yourself as someone who’s interested in safeguarding your emotional health!
  • You must take time to find out what’s truly inside a person – before you let them into your emotional system!

Final insight about moving on from toxic relationships…

  • Just because someone is packaged as tempting and yummy on the outside, doesn’t mean they are good for you!
  • It’s worth it take time to find out what’s truly inside of a tempting, yummy person  – to make sure that they do not have lots of  “bad character value ingredients” – which could then eventually create heart problems, headaches galore and a range of dangers to your emotional health!

Stop Your Pattern of Toxic Relationships

Check out my video course Broken Heart Recovery.

I’ve helped many thousands of people to heal their broken heart and find happy love. I’d love for you to be my next happy success story!

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