Sourdough sadness

I have been cultivating my sourdough starter all week. I loved it and nurtured it. I thought everything was great between us. WHY WON'T MY SOURDOUGH RISE???? Is it the recipe?..... Is it the starter?...... Is it me?...... I need sourdough help! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UPDATE: I baked my sourdough anyway. It didn't rise much in the oven and had a compacted crumb. BUT it tasted AMAZING!!!! I am going to keep making my sourdough. If I make one a week then eventually I will have perfect sourdough.