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Maya Sayvanova
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Oct 5, 2022

The Big Reason You Shouldn’t Give Up. Not Now.

There will be days like this. — My most successful article teaches people that it’s okay to give up. This isn’t a retraction. When you want to give up, give up. Giving up isn’t a failure. Even failure isn’t a failure. But when you don’t know, don’t give up. Because whatever you do; however strong and patient…

Life

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The Big Reason You Shouldn’t Give Up. Not Now.
The Big Reason You Shouldn’t Give Up. Not Now.
Life

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Sep 16, 2022

You Think Love Is Stupid, So You Don’t Get Love.

Hello, Miss Cynical. — I still remember him walking towards the car in his suit, no tie, his hair flying in the wind of the chilly spring evening. I remember watching him get closer from behind the cab’s window, mesmerized, breathless, soaking in his every move. This guy! This guy would come to me…

Relationships

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You Think Love Is Stupid, So You Don’t Get Love.
You Think Love Is Stupid, So You Don’t Get Love.
Relationships

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Sep 12, 2022

Focus. Now, What’s The Lesson You’re Not Learning?

If you want to get to the next level, you’ll have to crack that nut open. — I’ve given up many things in my life. A few great job opportunities working in crowded, modern-day offices, breathing air-con air. A few trips that I should’ve taken, mostly to countries that require additional vaccines. A coaching business and a copywriting business that I ran from my dining table or…

Self

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Focus. Now, What’s The Lesson You’re Not Learning?
Focus. Now, What’s The Lesson You’re Not Learning?
Self

5 min read


Apr 4, 2022

Challenge Him And Your Relationship Early On.

We learn best when we make an effort. — My hairdresser is getting a divorce. She just told me as she dyed my treacherous hair roots blond. I gave her a sympathetic sigh and quickly did the math. She’s the tenth woman around me to announce a divorce in the last five years. I’m an introvert who works as…

Love

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Challenge Him And Your Relationship Early On.
Challenge Him And Your Relationship Early On.
Love

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Mar 17, 2022

Your “Perfect Guy” List Lacks The Most Important Thing.

When I was a dating coach, I read a lot of “Perfect Guy” lists. — It’s popular advice in dating coaching: make a list to describe your ideal partner. I’m not a big fan of it. I like that it clarifies what you’re looking for, but some women get too attached to their descriptions. …

Love

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Your “Perfect Guy” List Lacks The Most Important Thing.
Your “Perfect Guy” List Lacks The Most Important Thing.
Love

3 min read


Mar 16, 2022

Post-Divorce Advice From The Daughter of a Divorcee.

What I wish someone had told my mother. — It’s a strange age, 35. I’ve been to a hundred weddings and met a hundred babies. I thought we were past the break-up conversations. But just when you think you know what’s coming, life surprises you. The break-up conversations came back, and this time, they’re more serious than ever. We’re…

Love

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Post-Divorce Advice From The Daughter of a Divorcee.
Post-Divorce Advice From The Daughter of a Divorcee.
Love

6 min read


Published in Smart About Love

·Mar 14, 2022

He Should Love You “More” Than You Love Him.

If you’re on the fence about a good guy, give him a chance. — Boy, oh boy, we’ll do anything to avoid responsibility. We’ll even assign personalities to things, like our hearts and brains. My brain says he’s great, but I just don’t feel it. I know he’s an idiot, but the heart wants what it wants. It isn’t real, and you know it. …

Love

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He Should Love You “More” Than You Love Him.
He Should Love You “More” Than You Love Him.
Love

4 min read


Mar 11, 2022

I Don’t Think Most Women Know How To Be Strong.

We learn strength from men. — I used to think I was a strong woman. Ha! Funny me. Life slowly showed me that my way of being strong was incompatible with having a happy family. It was incompatible with happiness, period. Then came the inevitable question: should I be strong or happy? I think many women…

Women

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I Don’t Think Most Women Know How To Be Strong.
I Don’t Think Most Women Know How To Be Strong.
Women

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Mar 10, 2022

When You Feel Like Things Will Never Work Out

The success story of a woman who felt the same way. — Once upon a time, a very normal girl was born in a very normal Jewish family in Israel.

Life

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When You Feel Like Things Will Never Work Out
When You Feel Like Things Will Never Work Out
Life

6 min read


Published in Smart About Love

·Mar 8, 2022

What To Expect When You Fall For A “Cool” Guy.

A happy ending isn’t an option. — I know this isn’t what you want to hear. I know you want your fairytale ending, your movie romance. And you deserve it too! Look at you! Look at how gorgeous, intelligent, funny and good-hearted you are. But if you’re going after a cool guy (the confident, mysterious, gloriously unavailable…

Love

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What To Expect When You Fall For A “Cool” Guy.
What To Expect When You Fall For A “Cool” Guy.
Love

5 min read

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Maya Sayvanova

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Smart about life & love. 35, married, two kids. Co-founder of a copywriting agency.

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