They always say here not to put a girl on a pedestal, and its true, but I had a deeper realization about why I used to put a girl on a pedestal. This would occur usually when I met girl who was attracted to me and I was attracted to her. I would be kinda weird (though there's no way I'm alone in this guys, come on) and stalk her Instagram photos and practically drool over the pics. "Oh man her body is perfect, her skin is glowing, her smile brightens up the whole room, and SHE is attracted to ME?" And THAT is where the ego trap hides.

I would refuse to admit that a girl possessed a single flaw because I was stroking my own ego in telling myself that a perfect girl is attracted to me. If I were to nitpick a girl's physical flaws and realize that she isn't actually a perfect 10, then I would be hurting my ego, so that is why I unconsciously upheld the illusion (or rather delusion) of perfection.

Just thought I'd share this realization in hopes that it may help some others realize that they are caught in this cycle.