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“You’re Nice But I’m Not Interested” After Every First Date

by Alex

Aaron’s Nerd Dating Transformation

โŒ Are you stuck getting rejected after every first date? Dating apps can feel exhausting when you’re anxiously trying to perform for someone who barely knows you. Aaron spent 18 months going through 50+ first dates, constantly hearing “you’re great, but [polite rejection].” Sound familiar? ๐Ÿ“ฑ

๐Ÿ’ป As someone who treats problems like debugging code, Aaron spent over a year Googling dating advice like error messages. He tried following the scripts, behaving as he thought people wanted, and analyzing every interaction afterward. But that people-pleasing approach just left him more exhausted and hopeless ๐Ÿ˜ฉ

๐Ÿคน๐Ÿฝโ€โ™‚๏ธ The anxiety was real. Every date felt like a performance where he had to get everything right. The more dates that didn’t work out, the more he’d over-analyze why it was happening and fall deeper into rabbit holes of “doing the right thing.” ๐Ÿฐ The constant failure was wrecking his confidence, and 18 months in, he was ready to give up entirely.

๐ŸŽฏ But then something shifted. Through our work together, Aaron learned to stop treating dating like a problem to solve and started showing up as himself (anxious parts included). He stopped following generic advice and started building genuine connections, both on apps and at in-person meetups. The difference? Night and day โ˜€๏ธ

๐Ÿ˜Ž This isn’t a story about becoming “confident” overnight or following some magic formula. It’s about what happens when you stop performing and start being real. In this episode, Aaron and I talk about how the coaching process helped him go from feeling hopeless to becoming more successful and even enjoying the process! ๐Ÿ†

๐Ÿ’ฌ If you’ve been rejected after every first date and feel like something must be wrong with you, listen to Aaron’s story. You’re not broken. You just need a different strategy ๐Ÿ‘พ

๐ŸŽง Press Start and level up your dating without following any scripts! ๐Ÿ“œ

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Related Episodes:

  • From No Dates to Feeling Truly Seen and Accepted: Kirk’s Story
  • The Hidden Cost of Finding Love With Red Pill Dating: Johnโ€™s Nerd Love Story
  • ‘I’m Cooked’ (Where to Find Dates After College), with Single Player Brandon

Timestamps for lazy nerds:

  • 00:00:00 Intro
  • 00:01:14 What Makes Him a Nerd
  • 00:02:30 Life Before Coaching
  • 00:06:43 The Dating App Experience
  • 00:10:52 Quantity vs Quality
  • 00:12:12 Troubleshooting Dating
  • 00:16:23 Experience with Previous Dating Coach
  • 00:18:07 Date Like A Nerd Coaching
  • 00:24:27 Just Be Yourself
  • 00:36:51 Why There’s No “Right Thing”
  • 00:42:36 Knowing Yourself
  • 00:45:45 Accountability in Coaching
  • 00:47:33 Quick Results
  • 00:51:17 Where to Meet Someone
  • 00:54:58 Online Dating Improvements
  • 00:59:19 Social Anxiety Improvements
  • 01:00:31 A Piece of Advice

Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: Coaching, Dating, single, Where to Meet Nerds

From No Dates to Feeling Truly Seen and Accepted

by Alex

Kirk’s Story

๐Ÿ’” How can you find someone to date when dating apps aren’t working for you, and all you do is work, stay at home, and meet with the same D&D group or spend full days with one single person at a time playing Warhammer? ๐ŸงŒ

In this episode, Kirk shared his challenges to date as a single nerd ๐Ÿ˜ฐ Like many people, he was promised that “if you focus on yourself and sort your life out, someone will naturally come.” Unfortunately, that was not the case. He found a steady job and a home, but nobody to share his life with ๐Ÿก

๐Ÿ“ฑ Since dating apps weren’t working, he decided to shelf the thought of a partner and focus on hobbies like Warhammer and TTRPG. Ironically, that’s what led to his first date ever. Even though Kirk started feeling like he was way too busy and almost without options, he managed to find a date. And in the same way that he found one, he can find another. And so can you ๐Ÿซต

Sometimes, we create our characters in ways that don’t help us reach our complete specific quests ๐Ÿคฌ We thought a certain build would do the trick for every single area, but that’s often not the case.

๐Ÿข The life you thought would lead to happiness may feel more like a trap than anything else. In those cases, taking a step back and thinking of ways to find your Player 2 may be the best strategy. Like Kirk, with some brainstorming and looking at your past successes, you may find a way to defeat the BBEG and get the loot! ๐Ÿช™

๐ŸŽง Are you ready? PRESS START! ๐Ÿ‘พ

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Related Episodes:

  • Find Love Through Online Games, with Kaylee Lopez
  • IRL Lessons from Video Games, with Dr. Daniel Kaufmann
  • Physical Escalation from Friends to Lovers: the Nerd Love Story of Jose and Julian
  • Shy meets Socially Anxious, and Going Slow: the Nerd Love Story of Steven and Christin

Timestamps for lazy nerds:

  • 00:00:00 Intro
  • 00:00:51 What Makes Kirk a Nerd
  • 00:02:27 Not Focusing on Dating
  • 00:06:11 The Battle of the Sexes
  • 00:13:02 Confessing to a Friend
  • 00:16:38 Rejection Aftermath
  • 00:24:39 Where to Meet Someone to Date
  • 00:26:52 Dating in Online Games
  • 00:31:30 Dating Apps
  • 00:37:38 Finding Possible Dates
  • 00:45:50 Expanding Your Social Network
  • 00:52:32 Leaving Your Comfort Zone
  • 00:56:41 Relationships Take Time
  • 00:58:33 Moving Forward

Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: single, Single Player Mode

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