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When serial first dates become a pattern of disconnection

I've been on fifteen first dates this year and none led to a second date and I'm starting to think there's something fundamentally wrong with how I show up.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

You're caught in a cycle where the volume of options prevents you from developing the patience and presence that deeper connection requires.

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