He's Not as Great as You Think: Stop F.I.B.ing to Yourself

Love Strategies: Dating and Love Advice for Successful Women

Adam LoDolce and Dr. Gary Lewandowski

Society & Culture, Adam Lodolce, Love Strategies, Why Men Pull Away, How To Find Love, Relationships, How To Find A Husband, Dating Advice, Relationship Advice, How To Improve My Relationship

4.7 • 719 Ratings

🗓️ 4 August 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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The heart is a powerful force, relentlessly pursuing what it desires, often without our conscious realization. This pursuit can lead us to engage in a deceptive practice called F.I.B.ing—Filling In Blanks. In today’s podcast, we discuss why he’s probably NOT as “perfect” as you think, and how to navigate the dating scene with clarity. Originally Aired: Feb. 18, 2024 NEXT STEP: Book a complimentary Love Strategy Session and let us help you attract love this year: https://go.lovestrategies.com/...

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0:00.0	Hey there, everyone. Before we start the podcast, as you all know, there's a lot of bad dating and love advice out there.
0:06.0	And we want to put a stop to that. So if you're enjoying this podcast, you enjoy the content that we're putting out, please can you leave a review wherever it is that you're listening to this podcast?
0:16.3	It spreads a lot of love. And it really helps get this message out there so we can help more women just
0:21.2	like you attract the love that they truly deserve. Go ahead and leave that review and let's jump
0:25.4	into the podcast. You have to realize that you're tricking yourself into thinking you know more
0:32.0	than you actually know. Yeah. And it's the worst. Don't put them on the pedestal. Don't put him on the pedestal.
0:38.9	Don't put him on the pedestal.
0:39.6	All right.
0:42.0	It's the age old advice that you get from your friends.
0:42.8	Why?
0:44.4	Who is this guy?
0:48.2	Like, if everyone else surrounds you, like, you don't know anything about him.
0:49.1	He's not that great.
0:49.9	Like, chill out.
0:51.6	It's time to chill out.
1:00.0	Gary, I've been axed to grind with you because you made me look really stupid the other day. Sorry?
1:02.0	I was on a mastermind with some of our clients and someone was like, yeah, I know I need to stop FI being myself, but I'm not really sure if I am or I'm not.
1:13.7	I'm like, what are you talking about?
1:17.6	What is F-I-B?
1:20.3	I love it.
1:21.7	And she's like, well, Dr. Gary said I was F-I-Bing myself.
1:25.4	I'm like, okay, I am behind on this new nomenclature
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