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Picture a man who only eats meat. Full carnivore

You put an avocado in front of him and he pushes it away. He doesn’t want the broccoli either. He won’t touch the pineapple, the bananas or the apples.

Picture a man who only eats meat. Full carnivore: Rejection is not about your worth. Jan-Willem van der Heiden, relationship coach

Does that mean pineapple isn’t sweet? That bananas aren’t nourishing? That an apple can’t be eaten?

Of course not. The fruit is fine. He just doesn’t eat fruit.

Now look at the last man who didn’t choose you.

He didn’t call back after 3 great dates. He said he “wasn’t ready.”

And what did you make it mean? That you’re too much. That you’re not enough. That there’s something wrong with you that every man eventually notices. Or the good old ‘there are no good men out there’.

Most women I work with do this. They take a simple mismatch and turn it into a verdict on their worth.

He wasn’t rejecting you. He was showing you what he’s hungry for, and it wasn’t you. That tells you about him, not about your value.

I’ve watched women spend years trying to make themselves more appealing to men who were never going to want what they are. They cut away the parts of themselves that didn’t fit, and then wondered why they felt empty.

Stop trying to become a steak when you are a juicy peach.

Find the man who’s been looking for something sweet.

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

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

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