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Most women I work with can spot a healthy man within thirty seconds of conversation

They just don't want him.

Most women I work with can spot a healthy man within thirty seconds of conversation: Jan-Willem van der Heiden, relationship coach

Too stable. Too clear. Too boring. He doesn't have the edge, the intensity, the thing that makes her feel alive. He texts back. He means what he says. He doesn't create drama she has to solve.

And that feels like nothing.

Because somewhere along the way you learned that love is supposed to hurt a little. That if it's too easy, it doesn't count. That a man who doesn't need to be unlocked or understood or waited for isn't worth the investment.

So you pass on the guy who's actually ready. And you stay with the one who keeps you guessing.

My wife told me once she almost didn't date me because I was too straightforward. No games. No mystery. She didn't trust it.

What changed wasn't me. It was her realizing that calm meant healthy. That a man who doesn't make her anxious can still make her feel something.

The man you want exists.

You've probably already met him.

You just didn't feel the spark because he didn't make you work for it.

Jan-Willem van der Heiden
Jan-Willem van der Heiden

Relationship coach. 8 years and 1,000+ men, then couples. I live in Ubud with my wife and our daughter. More about me or take the relationship quiz.

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