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Psychologists Found the One Phrase That Makes Women Lose Interest Instantly
And men say it without realizing they just ended the connection.
Let me start with a story.
Last month, one of my closest friends — Maya — went on a date with a guy who seemed perfect on paper.
Tall, soft-spoken, well-dressed.
A gentleman.
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The kind who holds doors and asks thoughtful questions.
They met at a rooftop café, and within minutes, she texted me under the table:
“Shara, I think I actually like him.”
But forty minutes later, I got a very different message:
“Never mind. I’m done.”
Done?
What happened in forty minutes?
When she told me, I laughed — not because it was funny, but because it was so common it felt scripted.
She said he looked at her, smiled confidently, and said the phrase psychologists warn about:
“I’m just being honest.”
