Hey, everybody. Thanks again for listening to my podcast. Today we're going to be talking about a few reasons why the guy you're seeing

might not see you as a relationship material or might just feel like he is not ready to take

that next step with you. And I think a lot of these are going to sound very familiar to you

because a lot of them are the same for men and women. So if you ever felt like you were

dating somebody and they wanted to go to that next level with you, but something inside of you just

said no or wasn't ready and you couldn't quite put your finger on it, I feel like a lot of these

reasons might help you define what that was that prevented you from seeing them

in that way. All right. So the first reason why he might not feel like he's ready to take that

next step with you is because he feels like he hasn't really earned it. And so one way that that happens

is if he is only giving like 20% effort from the very

beginning and you're giving like 80% effort because you already decided that you like him

and you're prioritizing him over other things in your life, even though he's only giving

you 20%.

That's going to feel really out of alignment for him. And he's going to be confused because

he likes you, but he's having a hard time appreciating you because it was just really easy to

convince you to be in a committed relationship. And basically, he didn't have to do anything for it. And before you get

mad at him for this, just realize that that's exactly the same for women. If you go on one date with a guy

and then the next date, it's very obvious that you can basically do whatever you want, and he's still

going to want a relationship. You're also going to feel that weird feeling like you're getting something that you didn't

really ask for or deserve even necessarily.

So another way that that can happen is if you're trying to rush things with him.

So if you're just starting to date

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