Triumph Dating

Dating oneself through every chapter, one thought bubble at a time

My Welcome Message

Welcome to my world
one thought bubble at a time.

Here it is in plain Belinda language.

My approach is simple:
'Making something have meaning when it feels meaningless".

I write to connect.
I'm a woman who has lived, loved, lost. learned, laughed, cried, healed-- and repeated.

This is Triumph Dating.
My heart and brain talking it out.
Honesty bubbling up.

 What the blog is about:

...---... Inside my dating thought bubble
My story are my thought bubbles about dating over 50.
Some of my stories are from outside the dating world, to remind oneself, that it's about where we've been to who we have become.

Because, it's really about dating ourselves in every chapter-
all my bubbles are filled with lessons to be explored.

Some of my bubbles will remain blank -- leaving some words to your imagination and to spare the hearts of those close to mine.
After all, certain truths are best left unspoken...
(Hint to a continued theme).

All my written words are my truth, as my heart has experienced them.

My intentions are never to hurt anyone's feelings- but to connect by sharing something that someone else might relate to, or to nudge a thought that hasn't surfaced yet.

To be quite honest, I need to get these words OUT of my head so they stop spinning, and I can sleep at night- although I'm hoping my stories won't put you to sleep.

Most of my bubble are just conversations between my brain and my heart.

Sometimes my brain lectures my heart- or should I say, reason with it.
Sometimes my heart gently argues back with a whisper that echoes alllll night long.

You'd think by now these two vital organs would have grown together, side by side, with the experiences of my life.
After all, they've been in it from the very beginning.

Sadly...no.
They still battle- each determined to be the protector of my being.

This will be elaborated on throughout, because my brain and my heart refuse to hire a mediator!

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Why I started Triumph Dating Blog:

I wanted to invite readers into my internal monologue- share stories wrapped in metaphors and analogies; nostalgic but grounded in real life; reflective but not naive.; reminded to trust both intuition and observation.

I am honest about grief without blaming anyone or romanticizing unrealistically; honoring loss without collapsing into it; adding humor to lighten emotions.

I am not looking for my happy ending- I am looking for my happy beginning and staying there.