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That means shifting your mindset from <em>seeking her approval<\/em> to <em>seeing her as an equal<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The real issue isn\u2019t that you think she\u2019s perfect\u2014it\u2019s that you don\u2019t believe <em>you<\/em> are good enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you don\u2019t genuinely value yourself, no amount of logic\u2014no \u201cshe\u2019s just human too\u201d reminder\u2014will change the way you feel when she tests you, shows disinterest, or doesn\u2019t respond as you\u2019d hoped. 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