STRIPPED: Drop Your Patterns

Fix Your Fizzle Frustration: Break the 3-Week Dating Curse

Episode Summary

You know that frustrating pattern: things start off great—sparks, attraction, good conversation—and then somewhere around week three, it just… fizzles. No fight, no big drama, just a slow fade into nothing. In this episode, I’m breaking down why this happens to both men and women (spoiler: it’s not just you!) and what’s really going on beneath the surface when that early excitement doesn’t last.

Episode Notes

You know that frustrating pattern: things start off great—sparks, attraction, good conversation—and then somewhere around week three, it just… fizzles. No fight, no big drama, just a slow fade into nothing.

In this episode, I’m breaking down why this happens to both men and women (spoiler: it’s not just you!) and what’s really going on beneath the surface when that early excitement doesn’t last. We’ll talk about:

• The difference between chemistry and compatibility—and why you need both
• Unconscious “tests” that happen in the first few weeks of dating
• How love bombing, over-texting, or playing it too cool can kill momentum
• The real reason women (and men) pull away even when the first dates go well
• What it takes to move past the 2–3 week fizzle and into real connection

Whether you’re tired of being ghosted, confused why good dates don’t turn into relationships, or just ready to stop wasting your time in short-term cycles, this episode will help you spot the hidden dynamics at play and shift into a more confident, grounded way of dating.

👉 Tune in to learn how to stop the fizzles before they start—and build real momentum toward love that lasts.

Reflect: Ask yourself: “If I’m honest, do I secretly fear that the spark always fades? How might that belief be creating a self-fulfilling prophecy?”

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