{"id":127727,"date":"2025-07-15T13:21:36","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T17:21:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/?p=127727"},"modified":"2025-07-15T13:21:33","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T17:21:33","slug":"the-wake-up-call-challenging-feminisms-impact-on-dating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/the-wake-up-call-challenging-feminisms-impact-on-dating\/","title":{"rendered":"The Wake-Up Call: Challenging Feminism&#8217;s Impact on Dating"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BURLEIGH HEADS, Queensland, July 15, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) &#8212; If dating feels like one big performance review and you\u2019re constantly trying to prove you\u2019re good enough, this book is your permission slip to stop. Meet \u201cStop Hating Dating, Start Being You\u201d (ISBN: 978-1834182261) \u2014 the bold and brutally honest read from Gold Coast\u2013based author Sarah van Eck, which is not just shaking up the dating world but also questioning the way feminism has shaped modern love.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/25-0715-s2p-stophatingdating-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Book Cover: Stop Hating Dating, Start Being YOU\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-127719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/25-0715-s2p-stophatingdating-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/25-0715-s2p-stophatingdating-800x600-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/25-0715-s2p-stophatingdating-800x600-200x150.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/><em>Image caption: Book cover, &#8220;Stop Hating Dating, Start Being YOU.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t your average dating guide. It\u2019s raw, real, and laugh-out-loud relatable \u2014 a wake-up call for women caught between independence and intimacy in a world that promised equality but forgot about love.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you\u2019re an independent woman and you like to be in control, you don\u2019t want to be swept off your feet. You think not doing it yourself impacts your worth,\u201d Sarah explains.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur feminist progression has us steadfast in the need for equality. We wanted to have options; we wanted to show that we were more than the roles cast for us. We wanted liberation from \u2018second place\u2019 in the home. But many women are now in a position where we are not only expected to provide, we are no longer looked after.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou don\u2019t need to be more perfect. You need to be more you,\u201d Sarah says. \u201cBe wacky, be different, and most importantly, have needs. Psychologically, women need men to be providing for them in some way to feel cared for. The man who wants to be with you, wants to meet your needs!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Part juicy memoir, part psychological glow-up, \u201cStop Hating Dating, Start Being You\u201d is for every woman who\u2019s ever cried over a man who couldn\u2019t text back but still liked her Instagram story.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Therapists and wellness experts are already obsessed:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis book feels like the honest, hilarious conversation I wish I\u2019d had with my best friend at sixteen.\u201d \u2014 Katherine Haag, Wellness Consultant &amp; Trauma-Informed Counsellor<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith raw honesty, empowering wisdom and humour, Sarah reminds us that the most important love story we\u2019ll ever live is the one we write for ourselves.\u201d \u2014 Georgie Williams, Psychologist<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sarah van Eck<\/strong> dove into the psychology behind why so many women feel \u201cnot enough\u201d in love after her life-altering eating disorder diagnosis forced her to stop people-pleasing and corporate grinding.<\/p>\n<p>She blends mindset reframes and psychological research with her own colourful dating history to help others finally date with self-respect.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BOOK SUMMARY:<br \/>\nTitle:<\/strong> \u201cStop Hating Dating, Start Being YOU: Challenging Your Beliefs to Shift Your Self-Worth\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>Author:<\/strong> Sarah van Eck<br \/>\n<strong>Genre:<\/strong> Nonfiction \/ Self-Help \/ Relationships<br \/>\n<strong>Paperback ISBN:<\/strong> 9781834182261<br \/>\n<strong>Hardcover ISBN:<\/strong> 9781834182278<br \/>\n<strong>eBook ISBN:<\/strong> 9781834182285<br \/>\n<strong>Audiobook ISBN:<\/strong> 9781834182292<br \/>\n<strong>Available at:<\/strong> Amazon, Audible, and major retailers worldwide<\/p>\n<p>Author Instagram page: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sarahselfworth\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sarahselfworth<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BURLEIGH HEADS, Queensland, July 15, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) &#8212; If dating feels like one big performance review and you&#8217;re constantly trying to prove you&#8217;re good enough, this book is your permission slip to stop. 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