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Do These 10 Things If You’re Frustrated With Dating

How to break those annoying patterns.

James Michael Sama
11 min readMay 14, 2024

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Have you ever felt like dating is a never-ending cycle of the same challenges, the same frustrations, the same patterns over and over again? It’s almost as if the only difference in your experiences is the person sitting in front of you.

In some ways, this is unsurprising, as there are a lot of frustrating people out there, and you may have to date quite a few of them before you find the person who has the courage to date you.

That, however, doesn’t mean you need to stay a victim of circumstance. It doesn’t mean you need to just trudge through the numbers, picking your heart up off the floor every time, tacitly hoping the next time will be better.

The truth is, there are likely some things that you can change to prevent the same frustrations from occurring — perhaps things you never even considered to be an issue.

First, let me make something clear: In no way, shape, or form whatsoever am I placing the blame on the person receiving poor treatment. I’m not saying it’s “your fault,” nor am I suggesting that you need to be “fixed.”

I do, however, believe that if we’re experiencing similar patterns over and over again, we’re well served to look at, and potentially change…

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James Michael Sama
James Michael Sama

Written by James Michael Sama

I help you evolve into the ultimate version of yourself. Life & Executive Coach. Multi #1 writer. Trusted by: CNN, CNBC, NY Post, CBS, more. Say hi! @JamesMSama

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