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Ben Hart

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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

Yeah, and listen, by the way, I don't disagree with that. You know, here's the thing, right? Like that could always be the case. And depending on the phase of life, depending if he has kids, like these things matter, right? Like you're talking about a guy who's like living in the city at like 32. You're talking about a guy that's like has a house and he's 55 or 60 and he has kids.

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 these two different scenarios and I want to separate those. But either way, right? Let's just say, and this is a classic example too. So this is good to actually talk about. Either way this goes, right? We can come up with theories and we can say, hey, this is the reason and that's the reason and that's the reason.

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 these two different scenarios and I want to separate those. But either way, right? Let's just say, and this is a classic example too. So this is good to actually talk about. Either way this goes, right? We can come up with theories and we can say, hey, this is the reason and that's the reason and that's the reason.

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 these two different scenarios and I want to separate those. But either way, right? Let's just say, and this is a classic example too. So this is good to actually talk about. Either way this goes, right? We can come up with theories and we can say, hey, this is the reason and that's the reason and that's the reason.

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 maybe some of those are going to overlap to be correct, but who knows until it's communicated. So I value communication. I put it very high and I agree with you. I think that if you want to find out, go find out. And that means, hey, like you just said, hey, I was going to put your face in the milk cart and haven't seen in a while. Like there's nothing wrong with that.

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 maybe some of those are going to overlap to be correct, but who knows until it's communicated. So I value communication. I put it very high and I agree with you. I think that if you want to find out, go find out. And that means, hey, like you just said, hey, I was going to put your face in the milk cart and haven't seen in a while. Like there's nothing wrong with that.

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 maybe some of those are going to overlap to be correct, but who knows until it's communicated. So I value communication. I put it very high and I agree with you. I think that if you want to find out, go find out. And that means, hey, like you just said, hey, I was going to put your face in the milk cart and haven't seen in a while. Like there's nothing wrong with that.

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

There's just like a fear attached to that, just like there's a fear of making eye contact with a dude. It's like, well, I don't want to not hear from him. Then I'm going to have to sit in my room and just pout for a week because I can't figure out what about me he doesn't like. There's a lot of associations with that story.

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

There's just like a fear attached to that, just like there's a fear of making eye contact with a dude. It's like, well, I don't want to not hear from him. Then I'm going to have to sit in my room and just pout for a week because I can't figure out what about me he doesn't like. There's a lot of associations with that story.

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

There's just like a fear attached to that, just like there's a fear of making eye contact with a dude. It's like, well, I don't want to not hear from him. Then I'm going to have to sit in my room and just pout for a week because I can't figure out what about me he doesn't like. There's a lot of associations with that story.

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

But either way this goes, you have to have enough kind of like yes in you to say, okay, let me reach out. Because I'm not the guy to be like, oh, just ghost his ass. I don't believe in that shit. Like if you're, especially if you're starting to talk to somebody and it's been like two months, like you're already getting accustomed to getting in the routine. What's the problem with communicating?

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

But either way this goes, you have to have enough kind of like yes in you to say, okay, let me reach out. Because I'm not the guy to be like, oh, just ghost his ass. I don't believe in that shit. Like if you're, especially if you're starting to talk to somebody and it's been like two months, like you're already getting accustomed to getting in the routine. What's the problem with communicating?

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

But either way this goes, you have to have enough kind of like yes in you to say, okay, let me reach out. Because I'm not the guy to be like, oh, just ghost his ass. I don't believe in that shit. Like if you're, especially if you're starting to talk to somebody and it's been like two months, like you're already getting accustomed to getting in the routine. What's the problem with communicating?

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

So I'm big on communication. So I don't disagree with actually both of those things you said. So like it could be he lost interest. Could be he's seeing another girl. Could be he's going through something. It could be all those things. And all those things are valid, but unless you like are willing to communicate, especially at two months in to figure out what it is.

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

So I'm big on communication. So I don't disagree with actually both of those things you said. So like it could be he lost interest. Could be he's seeing another girl. Could be he's going through something. It could be all those things. And all those things are valid, but unless you like are willing to communicate, especially at two months in to figure out what it is.

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

So I'm big on communication. So I don't disagree with actually both of those things you said. So like it could be he lost interest. Could be he's seeing another girl. Could be he's going through something. It could be all those things. And all those things are valid, but unless you like are willing to communicate, especially at two months in to figure out what it is.

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 by the way, you reach out and he doesn't get back to you or he gets back to you days later, you know, you know, and then you can say, okay, well now I've put my best foot forward. I tried and now I can, I can just say, okay, well, it's not going to work out and that's okay. But at least you know that you don't have to live in regret. Like, why didn't I even ask the dude?

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 by the way, you reach out and he doesn't get back to you or he gets back to you days later, you know, you know, and then you can say, okay, well now I've put my best foot forward. I tried and now I can, I can just say, okay, well, it's not going to work out and that's okay. But at least you know that you don't have to live in regret. Like, why didn't I even ask the dude?

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 by the way, you reach out and he doesn't get back to you or he gets back to you days later, you know, you know, and then you can say, okay, well now I've put my best foot forward. I tried and now I can, I can just say, okay, well, it's not going to work out and that's okay. But at least you know that you don't have to live in regret. Like, why didn't I even ask the dude?

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

oh yeah big time like you know for the level of anxiety that a lot of women that i speak to have their fear of communicating exceeds that it's like there's just high level of fear associated with saying something that's going to scare them off i'm like what do you think he's gonna get scared off from your communication if he gets scared off from your communication he doesn't like you like that like we have to kind of make decisions kind of in some capacity right and like how could you even move forward without saying to yourself well at least i tried