Have you ever had a woman reject you?
What thoughts came to your mind when this happened?
If you took that rejection personal, you most likely created a story in your mind about why she rejected you. I am to short, am too fat, I not rich enough or this or that. Most men(really most people) will take something that happens to them and make it mean something about them or who they are are.
And this behavior slows growth down and shifts don’t happen as quickly as they can happen. The more you make something mean about who you are the longer it takes to cultivate.