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Pamela's Kismet Story: Finding Love After 50

Pamela had hit rock bottom. In her 50s, she'd survived childhood neglect, spousal abuse, and a life that never seemed to go her way. With her children grown and a career path that no longer fit, she was left alone in the depths of a depression that seemed to have no bottom.

In a last effort to forge a new path, she took a leap of faith. She moved across the country with a one-way bus ticket and no real plan. She wasn't looking for romance; in fact, she was adamant she never wanted to have a relationship again. But, in her journey to healing herself, she discovered the one thing that had always evaded her: true, deep, forever love. In classic Kismet fashion, her story is full of serendipity, fate, missed connections, and perfect timing.

Pamela's story shows that your past doesn't define you, and it's never too late to find your person.

Connect with Pamela:

IG: @innerjourney.pamelatopjian

YT: @pamelatopjian

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In this episode, I share my Top 5 Lessons I've learned this year from my Kismet guests who’ve met The One. I also reveal how I’m applying these lessons to my own dating journey. This episode is packed with practical and powerful dating tips from real life couples to help you on your journey to finding true love!

00:00 - Intro / Why I've Realized I'm Single

04:00 - Lesson #5

05:24 - Lesson #4

08:04 - Lesson #3

10:31 - Lesson #2

13:25 - Lesson #1

15:20 - How I'm applying the lessons to my dating life

29:00 - Being Single During the Holidays

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A chance meeting on a sailboat in the Whitsunday Islands brought Jenny and Darryl into each other's lives. They were from different continents, and both were committed to other people. During their time in Australia, they got to know each other's friends and families, and their bond grew stronger. Jenny even invited Darryl and his wife to her wedding. For years, they kept in touch via Facebook updates and occasional texts.

And then, they were both single. They remained friends, though they still didn't live in the same country...until the Matrix glitched, and everything changed.

Sometimes, two people are just meant to be together. This episode explores how fate, timing, and the universe can align in ways that are beyond explanation. Kismet.

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Their story was a decade in the making, and filled with all of the synchronicities one could want for a love story. An OkCupid match in 2010 that never resulted in a date. Years later, a random dinner party for mutual friends they didn't know they had -- weeks before she was to marry someone else. They went to the same bookstore every week. Attended the same concerts. For 10 years, they orbited each other... before the Universe dropped him in her life for good. This is Gabi's story of missed connections and the Universe's perfect timing.

00:00 - Introduction & Background

02:24 - Getting Divorced... just in time for Covid!

04:58 - A new Instagram Follower

13:02 - Jumping In and Building the Foundation

19:30 - The synchronicities and strange coincidences start to add up

28:22 - Big life changes

32:28 - Fostering healthy communication while healing

40:55 - An emotional moment

47:00 - Advice for Singles

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Flora Quinby was on a journey of self-discovery.

Flora Quinby, a Rocket Scientist who "loved planning her life out,” was devastated when her world blew up in her face. Her husband had just walked out on her without warning, and suddenly the life she'd planned evaporated. On her path of self-discovery, she decided to make the move from California to Florida, and eventually decided to quit her job at Space-X and focus on building her own company.

Just as she was getting comfortable in her new home, a chance encounter on a dating app uprooted her world again. What followed was a risky move abroad and a new chapter filled with challenges, love, and personal growth. In this episode, Flora opens up about trusting her gut, taking chances, learning to love herself, and embracing the gray areas of life.

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction and Background
01:19 Divorce and a New Beginning
09:40 An Match Made in Melbourne (Florida)
13:22 A European Vacation
22:25 A First Meeting & Doing All Risky Things
27:07 Meeting the Family
37:00 Building Trust
39:36 Learning to Live in the Gray Space
44:49 Making the Move to Germany
51:45 A First Christmas & the Best Gift
54:05: Beginning A New Chapter
01:00:24 Words of Wisdom for Singles

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Pamela was in no position to fall in love. Fresh out of a traumatic breakup, her goals in the Dominican Republic were to 1.) win her ex back and 2.) flirt with tall, dark, and handsome locals. Falling for a coworker-- one she met three times before realizing who he was-- wasn't part of the plan. He was a ginger. He hated musicals. They were total opposites. David wasn’t her type, and she was too heartbroken to care.

However, sometimes love arrives in the most unexpected packages and at the most inconvenient times. This is Pamela's story of waving every red flag... and meeting the man who saw through them all, loving her patiently as she healed and found herself again.

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Devon, UK had always felt like home, though Julia never quite understood why. Every year, she made a pilgrimage from her home in Boston to the English countryside.

On one such trip, a friend of a friend who she’d never met reached out to her on Instagram. It was her last night in Devon, and she already had plans. But, a late-night drunk dial led to the ride that would change both of their lives forever.

This is Julia’s long-distance Kismet love story.

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Rose hadn't dated in 7 years, and she certainly wasn't looking for love the day she took herself out for a solo dinner atop a mountain in Jackson Hole. In a story that could be basis for a romantic comedy, Rose shares how a series of comical mishaps led her to find her person on the most romantic day of the year.

Special thanks to Rose Caiazzo for sharing her Kismet Story! You can connect with Rose via her website or IG: @jacksonholerose.

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