David Essel Gives Advice for Singles: How to Set Standards, Avoid Codependency, and Find Happiness

The Short Version: David Essel is a coach, counselor, and codependency expert. Over the past 40 years, he has helped people from all walks of life overcome what holds them back from achieving their goals. When it comes to relationships, David says singles should date with a knowledge of who they are and what they want. David’s 3% rule, which says that all singles have a small number of relationship non-negotiables, helps singles navigate dating with more confidence and authority. 

Most of us can look back at some of our romantic relationships and know they probably should have ended before they did. I look back at a few of mine and can pinpoint things that happened at the beginning of the relationship that were indicative of the problems that ultimately ended it.

Sure, hindsight is always 20/20. But for me, there have been times when I could have avoided additional heartbreak if I had listened to myself a little better — trusted my intuition just a little bit more.

When dating, the most attractive thing you can be is a person who knows what they want.

David Essel is a coach, counselor, author, and speaker whose expertise has helped countless people. He told us about how singles can forge a more positive dating experience through self-reflection, avoiding codependency, and finding happiness within themselves.

“When you’re happy, the odds of attracting someone else who’s happy is going to increase dramatically,” David said.

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