How to Cope When It’s the Right Person at the Wrong Time
Deciding to pursue the relationship despite obstacles can also affect your life, including missed opportunities. You might pass up on career advancements, experiences, relationships, and even personal goals if you make significant changes in your life for a relationship.
What It Feels Like
It’s normal to feel different emotions when you meet the right person at the wrong time. You might feel excited about meeting someone you really share a connection with, but also a sense of longing and frustration that you cannot be together.
Even after your window of opportunity has passed, you might find yourself holding on to hope that you’ll be able to one day work through the timing problems holding you back. You might think that eventually, you’ll meet again and be able to make it work.
Or you might find yourself questioning what might have happened if you’d done things differently. These feelings can linger for long after the potential for a relationship has passed.
Wondering what might have been is one common response. Aura De Los Santos, an educational psychologist, explains that she turned down one potential partner in her 20s because she didn’t feel ready. Years later, she looked back and wondered what might have happened if she had decided to pursue that ill-timed relationship.
And while the common “What if?” question still lingers, De Los Santos suggests she did what was right for her.
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