There is a corner of the internet telling men that worth is something you build from the ground up - through discipline, status, and what you can provide. And I understand the appeal of that message. I really do. But there's something it doesn't account for: what happens when you bring that operating system to a first date?

And look - if you're here, you're probably not that guy. But you know that guy. And if we're being honest, some of those messages have landed on all of us whether we sought them out or not.

Today, I share another story from my own dating archives – it was a doozy – but it demonstrated something we’ve been seeing in the culture. Something about men, and worth, and what happens when a man is working so hard to be impressive that the real person never quite shows up.

This episode is about the performance of worth - where it comes from, what it can cost you in dating, and what actually creates the connection you're after.

In this episode, we get into:

If you've ever walked away from a great date feeling like you performed an entire evening and connected with… nothing, this one might be for you.

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Reflection question: What would it feel like to show up to a date with nothing to prove?

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