Love and the Mind

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“How beautiful would it be to find someone who is in love with your mind?”
One of the often ignored advantages to finding love later in life is finding someone who sees past your surface beauty. That special someone who takes the time to look all the way into your mind and your soul. This is a true gift of aging!

This is an advantage I had no idea of back in early 2005 when I finally met the partner I had been seeking my whole life.

Let’s face it, early love can tend to be quite surface-oriented. Sex appeal can be so appealing! But when you’ve had decades to develop your mind and your heart, and then decide to attract someone who totally appreciates those qualities… ooh la la! See, aging is not so bad after all.

And then if you have spent a few years alone after divorce, cultivating self-love and compassion, that new special someone you meet can seem like magic!

I will never forget the day Mike and I met. It was just another “date” from Match.com until he walked in that day with a big bouquet of flowers! And even though Mike thinks of himself as very shy, we simply could not quit talking!

OK, ten hours later we were a little tired, but we did not want the day to end… We had both finally met our match in terms of body, mind, and soul! We were so lucky!

And the best part is, we both recognized it immediately!

Laura Lee Carter, MA Counseling Psychology, the writer behind the popular online Midlife Crisis Queen, has been helping others turn midlife difficulties into opportunities for personal change since 2007. Besides working as a psychotherapist, Laura Lee has authored a number of books and e-books on midlife transformation. Don’t miss her new bookFind Your Reason to Be Here: The Search for Meaning in Midlife. Follow her on Twitter: @midlifequeen.