Dating Advice

Just Haven’t Been in the Right Room

by Michelle Mercado

Dating Advice

Just Haven’t Been in the Right Room

by Michelle Mercado

Dating Advice

Just Haven’t Been in the Right Room

by Michelle Mercado

Dating Advice

Just Haven’t Been in the Right Room

by Michelle Mercado

There’s this story I hear a lot from clients — and honestly, I’ve lived it too.

You go on a few dates, and you try to be “chill.” You ask thoughtful questions, you show up with honesty, maybe even vulnerability. And then someone pulls away. Or tells you they’re “intimidated” or “not ready.” Or just… disappears.

So you start to wonder: Am I too much?

Let me be really clear:
You’re not.

You’re just in the wrong room.

Too deep? Too emotional? Too clear on what you want? Those things aren’t flaws — they’re filters. They’re the exact qualities that help you weed out connections that were never capable of holding you in the first place.

What I want you to know is this:
The version of you that feels “too much” for the wrong people?
That’s the same version of you who’s going to feel just right in the room that’s meant for you.

And yes — sometimes it takes a little time to find that room.
But it’s real. And it's worth holding out for.

There’s this story I hear a lot from clients — and honestly, I’ve lived it too.

You go on a few dates, and you try to be “chill.” You ask thoughtful questions, you show up with honesty, maybe even vulnerability. And then someone pulls away. Or tells you they’re “intimidated” or “not ready.” Or just… disappears.

So you start to wonder: Am I too much?

Let me be really clear:
You’re not.

You’re just in the wrong room.

Too deep? Too emotional? Too clear on what you want? Those things aren’t flaws — they’re filters. They’re the exact qualities that help you weed out connections that were never capable of holding you in the first place.

What I want you to know is this:
The version of you that feels “too much” for the wrong people?
That’s the same version of you who’s going to feel just right in the room that’s meant for you.

And yes — sometimes it takes a little time to find that room.
But it’s real. And it's worth holding out for.

There’s this story I hear a lot from clients — and honestly, I’ve lived it too.

You go on a few dates, and you try to be “chill.” You ask thoughtful questions, you show up with honesty, maybe even vulnerability. And then someone pulls away. Or tells you they’re “intimidated” or “not ready.” Or just… disappears.

So you start to wonder: Am I too much?

Let me be really clear:
You’re not.

You’re just in the wrong room.

Too deep? Too emotional? Too clear on what you want? Those things aren’t flaws — they’re filters. They’re the exact qualities that help you weed out connections that were never capable of holding you in the first place.

What I want you to know is this:
The version of you that feels “too much” for the wrong people?
That’s the same version of you who’s going to feel just right in the room that’s meant for you.

And yes — sometimes it takes a little time to find that room.
But it’s real. And it's worth holding out for.

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