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joelle harris's avatar

I always try to give people a smile, you never know who might need that smile to make their day a little bit better. Often have interesting conversations with all sorts of people. Your advice is really useful just for good society.

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Deborah Demander's avatar

What a lovely piece. Thank you for reminding us to soften and open. Feeling safe in the body is challenging after experiencing abuse and you gently and beautifully share a container that allows us to embody divine feminine energy. Thank you.

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Jack Watkins's avatar

Love love love 🩷

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Darlene Chandler's avatar

I tried the Dating Apps years ago and only met men that lied about their bio and used pictures that did not look like them at all. All I met even though my profile said professional serious minded and cultural and well travelled. All that showed up were men with dirty shoes, no hair when they said they had hair (which I don’t care if they don’t have it), saying they were professional and business minded and showing up being long haul truck drivers, so I gave up after three attempts and only meet men when out and about or through friends or volunteering, that way I see exactly what they look like and if they are in the same field or comparable to my background.

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Giuliana Gontijo's avatar

Eu vejo Você

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Mitalee's avatar

adore you, so proud of you x

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Jessica Rose Williams's avatar

merci my love. told you I'd write it xx

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Kim Tinkler's avatar

BEAUTIFUL and spot on! Great read!

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Jessica Rose Williams's avatar

so pleased you enjoyed it. thank you for letting me know x

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Sue Earle's avatar

Thanks for this Jessica.

So beautiful, honest and tender. Made me realise my dating life (decades ago), was chaotic and desperate and I ended up with men I didn't really like cos they were interested in me.

If I had my time over this (I would like to think) would be so much different for me. Being a young woman in the 80's there were no inspirational women like yourself and we were just expected to get on with dating with no real insight or maybe self respect, because of course you'd want to snatch yourself a man quickly and start a family. Thankfully I didn't have kids and not pressurised to have any.

I'm tearful writing this as due (I believe) to poor parenting and neglect I've alway been happy for any attention whither from a potential friend or romantic person as partner. I admire your intuition and self respect that the Italian guy, (despite sounding lovely) just wasn't right for you 💗

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Jessica Rose Williams's avatar

you're so welcome lovely. Thank you for sharing your experience. It's crazy how quickly the world is changing but also, a good thing and we're all rising together no matter what age we are - I'm sure of it. Love is never late, whether romantic or platonic. Your awareness is admirable and such a strength. Sending you lots of love xx

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Yolan's avatar

This was so healing to read. Being in my 30s, I’m over dating apps and I just have this overwhelming urge to live and meet people organically. This list is helpful because I know my nyc walk/busy behavior & RBF don’t make it easy. Thanks for sharing🫶🏾

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Jessica Rose Williams's avatar

I'm so pleased you found value in it. This one took a while to build up the courage to post so your words mean a lot <3. That's exactly where I found myself too. I've heard nyc is an intense dating world, business like too? Thank you for sharing xx

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