158 - On Dating Burnout (A Valentine's Day Love Letter for My Single Peeps)

💔Tired of dating? Feeling burnt out by swiping, ghosting, and love bombing? SAME.In this specialValentine’s Day episode, I’m diving into thereal side of dating in 2024—the exhaustion, the emotional whiplash, the hope fatigue, and why dating burnout is a thing we don’t talk about enough.I’ve been dating for20 freaking years, and honestly? I just want to find my person. I don’t want to be swiping. I don’t want to be answering the samegoddamn questions over and over. I don’t want to play the “treat dating like a numbers game” game. I amso over it.So today’s episode is partletter to my single ladies (and my single peeps) and partreality check for my friends who are long off the apps and don’t know what dating is like right now.We’re getting into:💔 Why dating today feels like a second job (or athird job in my case)😵‍💫 Theemotional whiplash of love bombing—one day, it's texts all day and compliments, the next,cold and distant🥱 Theboredom burnout of answering the same damn questions over and over🛑 Why I amTRYING MY DAMNDEST NOT to date from a place of loneliness and validation-seeking🚦 How I’m working onstaying grounded when a connection shows promise (because we ALL just want to be off the apps, but jumping in too fast? Been there, done that, ignored all the red flags)💡 The things I’m doing differently this time around to avoid burnout (not perfect, but trying!)This episode is not a guide, not a how-to, and definitely not expert dating advice. I don’t have this figured out. But if you’ve ever felt exhausted by dating,this one’s for you.✨And if you want to hear last year’s Valentine’s Day episode about how RELATIONSHIPS can burn us out, check it outhere. Because yep, burnout isn’t just about work—it happens in love too.If this episode resonated, send me a DM on Instagram@coachellyn and tell me:What’s been the hardest part about dating for you? Because I don’t have this figured out, but maybe if we talk about it more, we can start to figure it outtogether.👉Loved this episode? Share it with a friend whoneeds to hear this, and don’t forget to leave a review on Apple Podcasts!💬 Let’s Chat: What’s Been the Hardest Part of Dating for You?