Hi love,

Today's Love After 35 story is one that gave me actual chills when I read it.

It’s from Tina, who met her partner at 38, just months after her beloved grandmother passed away. And the way they met? Well, let’s just say the universe has a way of listening when we’re ready.

I love Tina’s story because it shows the power of believing in something bigger.
​
In the Turning Curriculum, the first module is called "Turn Out"- and it's all about how to connect with a deeper trust that your timelines are unfolding as they should. I am a huge advocate for divine timing and I believe their are forces at work when it comes to finding love that we don't truly understand- but we can work to trust in our higher timelines. Is this something you believe? And if not, are you open to hearing more about it?
​
Let Tina's story inspire you:

Age and where she met her partner

38, on Hinge

How did you feel about being single before you met your partner?

I’d been single and dating or in short relationships that didn’t last for a good 5 years before we met, and I realised in the year- 18 months before I met him that I needed to be okay with just me. It’s not an easy thing to do. It was a long and brutal process of scary and honest conversations with myself. Also learning my non-negotiables and what was important to me really helped me.

Following accounts like yours and FindingMrHeight were two things that really made me stop and think about what I wanted vs needed and how I could go about setting myself up to be ready for that when it was the right time and person.

How they met

Truthfully, I was ready to give up on the idea of finding my person. My yiayia (grandma) had passed away a couple of months prior, and I was sitting on the grass, watching my niece run around in the sunshine and I just looked up at the sky and said honestly, “Yiayia… can’t you just send me someone?! C’mon, you’re going to do me a solid, there has to be someone…”

Later that same day, we matched on Hinge.

I’m a believer in the idea that the universe provides and we get help from other places. :)

My partner and I met less than a week after matching on Hinge and that first date was only meant to be a quick coffee… 3.5 hours later lol.

He’s the sweetest, kindest, and most supportive person I’ve ever met. I knew the minute we met he was different and that this was something special.

I’d never had that moment before, when I knew he was the one. It’s this beautiful like 30 seconds of time where it felt like I was in a bubble and I just knew life was going to be different with him in it.

What felt hard about love before meeting him?

I think seeing other people find love, in similar situations to me really kept me going. I just figured that I had love to give and it was going to happen because I deserved happiness and to be loved.

What advice would you give someone who is looking for love in their thirties and thinks it is too late?

I wouldn’t say anything, it’s such a personal and individual journey that all I would offer is to have a village of friends and family and make your own life what you want it to be. The right person will slot in and you’ll compromise to make it your life together. That may not look the same as your friends’ lives and that’s okay - it’s yours, own it.

Wow- what a story!
​

Tina’s journey to love is such a beautiful reminder that the inner work comes first. That getting comfortable with just you isn’t about giving up on love - it’s about preparing yourself to receive it. AND it's about asking for it- really telling the universe that you are ready to receive love. Sometimes that means speaking it out loud, or saying affirmations each day. It can feel silly at first- but I am telling you, it works.

If you’re in your single season right now - feeling the frustration of wanting to meet someone but it not happening yet - you don’t have to do it alone.

The Turning Community is where women from all over the worls come together to navigate single life in their thirties while building the life they want. We support each other through the hard conversations, celebrate the breakthroughs, and hold space for the journey - because we may not be able to control our relationship status, but we can control how we approach finding love.

The doors are now open again to accept new members and as a bonus for signing up for the Love After 35 special series you get a $50 discount when you sign up for the Quarterly option. Use code LOVEAFTER35 at the check-out page (this offer is only valid for the next six days whilst the Love After 35 series is live!). ​
​
Over 100 women are committed to changing their luck in love and call in a partner in 2026- are you going to join them?
​

And tune in to tomorrow's Love After 35 story, with the submission that made me cry the first time I read it. Believe me you do not want to miss this one.

With Love, ​
Emma x

Turning 30 Coach​
​www.turning30coach.com ​

​​​