The holidays have a way of revealing truth.
Lights get brighter. Emotions get louder. Expectations rise.
And whatever has been hidden in a relationship often comes fully into view.
In Episode 63, Jeff and KAT explore holiday dating red flags — not to create fear or suspicion, but to offer clarity, self-trust, and conscious choice during a season when many people either disappear… or over-perform.
This isn’t about judgment.
It’s about awareness.
Because love doesn’t go missing in December.
It becomes unmistakable.
Miracles Online Podcast Ep 63 H…
🎁 Why the Holidays Matter in Dating
The holidays compress time, family, money, emotion, and memory into a short window.
That pressure exposes patterns quickly.
This episode asks a simple question:
Is the person you’re dating showing up for the season — or avoiding being seen altogether?
What follows are six common holiday dating red flags discussed in the episode, along with perspective to help you navigate them consciously.
🚩 Holiday Dating Red Flags to Notice
1. The Disappearing Act
If someone suddenly becomes “too busy” every holiday, avoids plans, or keeps you compartmentalized, it’s not about the season — it’s about capacity.
Pay attention to patterns, not excuses.
2. The Secret Season Syndrome
If you’re not invited into their real life — friends, family, conversations, or context — the holidays will expose it.
Love integrates.
Convenience compartmentalizes.
3. Performance Romance
Big gestures. Big promises.
Very little consistency.
Grand words without follow-through aren’t romance — they’re optics.
And for parents, especially single parents, empty promises can create real emotional harm.
4. Emotional Withholding Disguised as Independence
“I’m not really big on holidays” can sometimes translate to:
“I don’t want emotional responsibility.”
Honesty about finances, boundaries, or limitations is healthy.
Avoidance dressed up as independence is not.
5. Rushed Intimacy
Pressure to escalate without foundation often feels urgent — not intimate.
True closeness builds over time.
Trust, safety, and bonding are not speed-based experiences.
6. Avoidance of Meaningful Conversations
When someone dodges deeper conversations about values, future, or emotional reality, that avoidance doesn’t disappear later — it compounds.
Love grows where communication lives.
🌱 Action Items — Practice Awareness This Season
These are not red flags to panic over.
They are signals to observe, questions to ask, and choices to make consciously.
✔️ Watch Patterns, Not Presence
Don’t be distracted by gifts, gestures, or charm.
Look at how someone consistently shows up.
✔️ Listen for Consistency, Not Charisma
Charm is easy. Integrity repeats itself.
✔️ Notice How They Handle Closeness, Not Chaos
Do they respond with steadiness when things get real — or emotional volatility?
✔️ Ask Yourself: Do I Feel More Secure or More Confused?
Your body already knows the answer.
Listen.
✔️ Trust Your Nervous System, Not Just Your Hopes
Your intuition isn’t “woo-woo.”
It’s your lived experience distilled into clarity.
✨ Closing Reflection
Pay attention to who shows up when there’s nothing to perform.
Notice who makes room instead of excuses.
Who brings presence, not just packages.
Don’t chase the sparkle.
Follow the steadiness.
The right connection won’t feel louder.
It will feel safer.
This season, let clarity be the gift you keep.
🎙 Miracles Online Podcast
with Jeff & KAT
If this episode resonated, share it with someone navigating love during the holidays.
Awareness is how miracles begin.
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