"He she said/acted this way, what does it mean ?" "I have X numbers but no dates, what does it mean ? What did I do wrong ? "
Our brains have a big need for making sense of things, and sometimes will prefer to stick to a certain narrative than accept the unknown, that's why some people believe in ghosts and bad spirits.
These same biases can lead one to make wrong assumptions about their dating life and lose confidence. Get frustrated and become bitter, develop anxiety towards dating...etc
One of the challenges I notice in some friends is unhealthy obsession about dating that leads to overthinking and overanalyzing.
For every dating experience of 10 minutes, ruminating about it for 10hours let alone some times for days is quite a lot.
Dating is not a project, and can not be simplified to do this and that and you will get X dates and Y hookups,
This is not to say to resign working on improving oneself, but to say learn to let go of the obsession trap that can catch you off guard.
This might sound strange but do not measure success by outcome of date. This gives the false impression that you are in control when actually you are not really necessarily. Just like a gambler thinks kissing the dice was the secret to his winning throw. Keep an open mind to your biases, Accept that dating experiences are not in your control and that there is little you can control, Accept that some things will be unknown to you and won't make sense, and there is no need to put an arbitrary reason to why it didn't work, or why it worked, do not take failure as something you did necessarily wrong, if you are confused about what a date said, ask them instead of reading the stars.
Edit: as mentioned in comment, Education is key point !
Education about anxiety, overthinking and other patterns are highly recommended, to understand oneself.
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