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Ben Hart

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612 total appearances

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Creating Confidence with Heather Monahan
#520 What He’s Really Thinking in the First 3 Dates: Flirting, Communication & Navigating the Early Days of Dating with Dating Strategist Ben Hart

it's harder to get men to be like, oh yeah, I really want to step up. Because honestly, yeah, a lot of men are a little bit driven by ego, but they're driven also a little bit by like, they want to be able to do something here. And if they don't feel like they can do, there's very little, there's little ambition to want to do. So I think that's important.

Creating Confidence with Heather Monahan
#520 What He’s Really Thinking in the First 3 Dates: Flirting, Communication & Navigating the Early Days of Dating with Dating Strategist Ben Hart

That's why I kind of, like I always talk about like, you know, when you're walking next to him, grab, hook his arm, like little things like that, they're going to make a huge difference in how he treats you moving forward. So I talk about those things, which I feel like you could say it could play a little bit in being a little more feminine, but it's really just being more open and flirty.

Creating Confidence with Heather Monahan
#520 What He’s Really Thinking in the First 3 Dates: Flirting, Communication & Navigating the Early Days of Dating with Dating Strategist Ben Hart

That's why I kind of, like I always talk about like, you know, when you're walking next to him, grab, hook his arm, like little things like that, they're going to make a huge difference in how he treats you moving forward. So I talk about those things, which I feel like you could say it could play a little bit in being a little more feminine, but it's really just being more open and flirty.

Creating Confidence with Heather Monahan
#520 What He’s Really Thinking in the First 3 Dates: Flirting, Communication & Navigating the Early Days of Dating with Dating Strategist Ben Hart

That's why I kind of, like I always talk about like, you know, when you're walking next to him, grab, hook his arm, like little things like that, they're going to make a huge difference in how he treats you moving forward. So I talk about those things, which I feel like you could say it could play a little bit in being a little more feminine, but it's really just being more open and flirty.

Creating Confidence with Heather Monahan
#520 What He’s Really Thinking in the First 3 Dates: Flirting, Communication & Navigating the Early Days of Dating with Dating Strategist Ben Hart

I don't know. I mean, listen, I could see, I could see a woman's perspective on that, but like, where's the L like, where's the L like, what's the fear of like, what's the fear associated with it? I'm just trying to understand. I get these questions all the time.

Creating Confidence with Heather Monahan
#520 What He’s Really Thinking in the First 3 Dates: Flirting, Communication & Navigating the Early Days of Dating with Dating Strategist Ben Hart

I don't know. I mean, listen, I could see, I could see a woman's perspective on that, but like, where's the L like, where's the L like, what's the fear of like, what's the fear associated with it? I'm just trying to understand. I get these questions all the time.

Creating Confidence with Heather Monahan
#520 What He’s Really Thinking in the First 3 Dates: Flirting, Communication & Navigating the Early Days of Dating with Dating Strategist Ben Hart

I don't know. I mean, listen, I could see, I could see a woman's perspective on that, but like, where's the L like, where's the L like, what's the fear of like, what's the fear associated with it? I'm just trying to understand. I get these questions all the time.

Creating Confidence with Heather Monahan
#520 What He’s Really Thinking in the First 3 Dates: Flirting, Communication & Navigating the Early Days of Dating with Dating Strategist Ben Hart

I talk about it all the time, but like, where's the, what's the L you're fearing is that they don't look like you it's the, sometimes it's like the story that's being framed about what's happening here. And like, this story is like, one story is, Oh, if I try and I don't get it, damn, that's just, that hits me.

Creating Confidence with Heather Monahan
#520 What He’s Really Thinking in the First 3 Dates: Flirting, Communication & Navigating the Early Days of Dating with Dating Strategist Ben Hart

I talk about it all the time, but like, where's the, what's the L you're fearing is that they don't look like you it's the, sometimes it's like the story that's being framed about what's happening here. And like, this story is like, one story is, Oh, if I try and I don't get it, damn, that's just, that hits me.

Creating Confidence with Heather Monahan
#520 What He’s Really Thinking in the First 3 Dates: Flirting, Communication & Navigating the Early Days of Dating with Dating Strategist Ben Hart

I talk about it all the time, but like, where's the, what's the L you're fearing is that they don't look like you it's the, sometimes it's like the story that's being framed about what's happening here. And like, this story is like, one story is, Oh, if I try and I don't get it, damn, that's just, that hits me.

Creating Confidence with Heather Monahan
#520 What He’s Really Thinking in the First 3 Dates: Flirting, Communication & Navigating the Early Days of Dating with Dating Strategist Ben Hart

I think that part of the thing is that guys are so accustomed to failure in some way, especially when it comes to this, like they get shut down so much. Even the most like good looking, thorough, he gets shut down too. Believe it or not, he gets shut down more than a lot of women think.

Creating Confidence with Heather Monahan
#520 What He’s Really Thinking in the First 3 Dates: Flirting, Communication & Navigating the Early Days of Dating with Dating Strategist Ben Hart

I think that part of the thing is that guys are so accustomed to failure in some way, especially when it comes to this, like they get shut down so much. Even the most like good looking, thorough, he gets shut down too. Believe it or not, he gets shut down more than a lot of women think.

Creating Confidence with Heather Monahan
#520 What He’s Really Thinking in the First 3 Dates: Flirting, Communication & Navigating the Early Days of Dating with Dating Strategist Ben Hart

I think that part of the thing is that guys are so accustomed to failure in some way, especially when it comes to this, like they get shut down so much. Even the most like good looking, thorough, he gets shut down too. Believe it or not, he gets shut down more than a lot of women think.

Creating Confidence with Heather Monahan
#520 What He’s Really Thinking in the First 3 Dates: Flirting, Communication & Navigating the Early Days of Dating with Dating Strategist Ben Hart

And I think that if you redefine the story of like looking back or giving a look or just presenting yourself in an open manner or even just even saying hi, oh my God, I know crazy, crazy theory. But even that is like when you reframe it to being like, oh, I'm just going to be like a exuberant, nice human being. as opposed to like trying to like get and measure every little outcome of your look.

Creating Confidence with Heather Monahan
#520 What He’s Really Thinking in the First 3 Dates: Flirting, Communication & Navigating the Early Days of Dating with Dating Strategist Ben Hart

And I think that if you redefine the story of like looking back or giving a look or just presenting yourself in an open manner or even just even saying hi, oh my God, I know crazy, crazy theory. But even that is like when you reframe it to being like, oh, I'm just going to be like a exuberant, nice human being. as opposed to like trying to like get and measure every little outcome of your look.

Creating Confidence with Heather Monahan
#520 What He’s Really Thinking in the First 3 Dates: Flirting, Communication & Navigating the Early Days of Dating with Dating Strategist Ben Hart

And I think that if you redefine the story of like looking back or giving a look or just presenting yourself in an open manner or even just even saying hi, oh my God, I know crazy, crazy theory. But even that is like when you reframe it to being like, oh, I'm just going to be like a exuberant, nice human being. as opposed to like trying to like get and measure every little outcome of your look.

Creating Confidence with Heather Monahan
#520 What He’s Really Thinking in the First 3 Dates: Flirting, Communication & Navigating the Early Days of Dating with Dating Strategist Ben Hart

Like that doesn't make a lot of sense because of course you're going to look back at some point and the guy's not going to be looking back. What is that going to like put a thorn through your heart or something? Like what's happening here? This is just part of the thing, right? And like, it's not like women haven't always done this in the past too. They've given some eye contact.

Creating Confidence with Heather Monahan
#520 What He’s Really Thinking in the First 3 Dates: Flirting, Communication & Navigating the Early Days of Dating with Dating Strategist Ben Hart

Like that doesn't make a lot of sense because of course you're going to look back at some point and the guy's not going to be looking back. What is that going to like put a thorn through your heart or something? Like what's happening here? This is just part of the thing, right? And like, it's not like women haven't always done this in the past too. They've given some eye contact.

Creating Confidence with Heather Monahan
#520 What He’s Really Thinking in the First 3 Dates: Flirting, Communication & Navigating the Early Days of Dating with Dating Strategist Ben Hart

Like that doesn't make a lot of sense because of course you're going to look back at some point and the guy's not going to be looking back. What is that going to like put a thorn through your heart or something? Like what's happening here? This is just part of the thing, right? And like, it's not like women haven't always done this in the past too. They've given some eye contact.

Creating Confidence with Heather Monahan
#520 What He’s Really Thinking in the First 3 Dates: Flirting, Communication & Navigating the Early Days of Dating with Dating Strategist Ben Hart

They used to drop the handkerchief. Like all these things are very real. Would they always work out? No, but that's a part of the interaction between men and women, you know?