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If You're SINGLE & Want To Find Love, WATCH THIS! | Stephan Speaks

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Aug 17, 20201h 26mWatch on YouTube

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WHAT IT’S REALLY ABOUT

Stephan Speaks on Connection, Healing, and Finding Lasting Love Today

  1. Stephan Speaks argues that connection is instant, either there or not, and cannot be created, while chemistry is fluid and compatibility is the least necessary of the three.
  2. He says people stay single partly because they demand acceptance "as they are" instead of meeting what the opposite gender desires, and because unhealed past hurt and fear lead them to sabotage real connection.
  3. He gives practical dating advice, including showing value, using three to four honest photos, avoiding a negative tone, women messaging first, and men referencing details from a woman's profile.
  4. He lists five self-love practices: eating right, sleeping well, setting boundaries, doing enjoyable things, and prayer or meditation.
  5. He names effective communication as the key relationship skill, and says a relationship is over when one or both partners won't do the work to fix it.

IDEAS WORTH REMEMBERING

5 ideas

Connection is instant and cannot be manufactured

Stephan says society wrongly teaches that love takes time, and that relationships needing months often reflect tolerance or attachment to invested time. He describes connection as the spirit recognizing its match, something you either have or don't.

Compatibility is the least necessary ingredient

He says connection brings chemistry automatically, while people who pick partners on logical compatibility often end up miserable. He believes connected couples often balance each other through differences, like yin and yang.

Unhealed hurt makes people sabotage real love

Stephan says fear from past relationships, not intuition, leads people to run, cheat, or return to an ex when they meet someone they truly connect with. He says healing depends on the work done rather than time passed.

Singles must adapt to what the opposite gender wants

He says the "take me as I am" mindset keeps people stuck. He gives examples such as a man needing to lead financially for a woman who wants a leader, and a woman tapping into femininity to attract a masculine man.

Online dating profiles should present value, positively and honestly

Stephan advises against making a profile all about what you want, using a negative tone, or using one photo or old photos. He recommends three to four current pictures including a full-body shot.

WORDS WORTH SAVING

5 quotes

Society has brainwashed us to believe that love and identifying it takes time. That's a lie.

— Stephan Speaks

Connection is, again, with connection you will have chemistry. Connection doesn't come or go. It's either there or it's not. You cannot create it, you cannot destroy it.

— Stephan Speaks

Healing is less about time and is more about the specific work you put in.

— Stephan Speaks

If we're not getting the results we want in life, there's an adjustment we need to make.

— Stephan Speaks

Effective communication is not just expressing yourself, it's learning how to listen, learning how to process and receive what they're saying, learning how to put yourself in their shoes.

— Stephan Speaks

Read the available transcript
Connection vs. chemistry vs. compatibilityHealing from past relationshipsOnline dating dos and don'tsRelationships during COVID-19Self-love versus self-absorptionEffective communication and letter writingRebound relationships and sex early on

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SPEAKERS

  • Stephan Speaks

    guest

    Relationship coach and dating advice creator known for helping people build healthier relationships.

  • Lewis Howes

    host

    Host of The School of Greatness podcast and author/entrepreneur who interviews experts across personal development topics.

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