Here’s part 2 from my friend, Charissa! You can read her first post here.

Hello again! Laura invited me to guest post on here to talk about some of the changes I made in order to pursue dating more actively. If you haven’t read Part 1, you may want to start there to get a better idea of the way that process began, how I asked Laura if I could pay her to coach me, and how that process eventually led to meeting my wonderful husband. For me, one of the hardest parts of working towards active dating was processing the discomfort of new behaviors – and persisting through that discomfort. Here are some of the most concrete changes that helped me persevere when the wait felt long…