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An Evolved and Powerful Woman Exposes Her Fear Around Dating Again

John McElhenney
6 min readAug 5, 2019

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I think we men and women are fascinated with the process of dating. We seek, we court, we write witty messages to ignite a bit of a spark. When we are not in a relationship, our aloneness makes us more vulnerable and honest. If we can keep our guards down, we can communicate clearly with our potential dates, and give them some insight into our world and how it might or might not fit together with their world. So, I was fascinated when a well-educated and attractive woman gave us a glimpse into her response to a man who scared her a bit.

Studying Ourselves and Sharing Our Vulnerability

I’m a bit fascinated personally by this woman’s response because she is also a coach and a relationship counselor. She’s a writer and poet, and is attempting to share some of her truth. And her story is filled with her self-awareness and tender feedback (almost coaching) of her potential romantic partner. And given the fact that we are only given a small slice of the story, my response is more of a gut reaction to one of her passages. I cannot know much about her or the man she kissed. But some part of her story seemed to contain a blindside, to me.

Here’s what she said.

And lastly, here’s some of my own vulnerability. You hugged me, and I

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John McElhenney
John McElhenney

Written by John McElhenney

John McElhenney is an author, life coach, and musician who lives in Austin, Texas. He’s best known for his single dad blog, The Whole Parent. (wholeparent.org)

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