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There’s a strict countdown for folks getting down on one knee.
Sami Wunder, an international dating coach, is working wonders for wannabe brides, giving gals the guidelines for scoring a marriage proposal in just 90 days flat.
Her secret? Skip the “girlfriend stage.”
“[It’s the] idea that you don’t have to be test-driven for years in order for a man to make up his mind that he wants to propose to you,” Wunder, a married mom of two, based in the UK, explained during her recent appearance on ITV’s “This Morning.”
But the self-crowned “get the ring” guru isn’t in the business of encouraging singles to make hasty decisions.
Instead, her lessons in love are rooted in teaching clients how to make meaningful connections with partners who are truly ready for lifetime commitments.
“This is not about pushing for marriage in 90 days,” she insisted. “This is about making sure you’re not spending five years, sometimes even 10 years, with a partner who never had the intention of marrying you in the first place.”
Waiting around for a ring has, unfortunately, become the norm in modern society as marriage has taken a steep nosedive down the priority list of Gen Z and millennials singletons in recent years. But for the 57% of hopeless romantics who still want to swap vows, fishing in the sewage-filled dating pool in hopes of hooking a good catch has become an arduous, unavailing chore.
Wunder, however, says landing a lasting relationship doesn’t have to be a hardship.
In fact, her skip the girlfriend stage strategy has helped more than 1,300 clients “attract healthy, happy marriages and proposals.”
And the work starts at the start of each budding courtship.
“The most important thing is to be upfront about it and honest with yourself, and then date with discernment and actually look for people who are looking for something similar,” Wunder advised. “You don’t have to say, ‘I wanna marry you.’”
“But you can ultimately say, ‘I am with the right person looking for marriage, family and forever commitment,’” she said. “And if it scares people, they’re not the one. This is about being honest.”
A major key to being honest is being a good listener, according to the pro.
“First and foremost, you want to check for intention,” Wunder urged. “So that means even as a first conversation on a dating app on the first date, you want to say, ‘What are you looking for?’ and you want to hear closely what the person says.”
If the potential sweetheart’s desires don’t align with your own, it’s best to nip things in the bud.
“I think a lot of women think that they’re going to be the exception and somehow change someone’s mind,” Wunder continued.
“And the third thing you really want to do is to check for consistency and action,” she added. “Anyone can sweet lip service you and tell you, ‘I’m looking for the real thing.’”
“But then, if they are truly intentional about building a connection with you, you’ll see consistency in communication… they’re not going to leave you guessing.”
The wedding whisperer also recommended that women with designs on being wives take things slow during the first 90 days of dating.
Rather than immediately jumping into a commitments with the first hunk on the horizon, Wunder suggests waiting three months before becoming exclusive, moving in together or getting intimate.
She says holding off on the hot stuff gives serious suitors an opportunity to get to know a woman’s “soul.“
“What’s more important, not only to observe their actions, but also to observe them,” said Wunder. “How they handle stress, how they handle anger, how they handle a hard day, and you need all of that information.”
“That’s why I say don’t get exclusive too quickly.”
Moving too “fast” can postpone an engagement, warned Wunder.
“They start playing girlfriend, and they stay girlfriend for years, and it never turns into a marriage, and so I say do the hard work before,” she emphasized. “Vet hard before, 90 days at least,”
“If somebody is showing up with consistency and effort, you know you’ve got a real thing going.”
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