Dating Intentionally 164. Dating Standards: Are You Too Picky or Not Picky Enough?
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Apr 11, 2025 Dive into the intriguing world of dating standards! Explore how your preferences can impact relationship success, whether you're being too picky or not picky enough. Discover the pitfalls of high and low standards, and how they can lead to self-sabotage or self-abandonment. Learn to recognize deal-breakers while remaining open to connections. The importance of financial competence and emotional maturity in partners is highlighted, all while emphasizing that self-worth is key to finding balance in your dating life.
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Define Your Standards
- Define your dating standards: These are your personal guidelines for how you want to be treated and what you seek in a partner.
- Base your standards on your values and long-term relationship goals, not on arbitrary dating rules.
Standards vs. Needs vs. Expectations
- Standards are flexible guidelines, while needs are non-negotiable requirements in a relationship.
- Expectations, focused on others, often lead to disappointment; standards, focused on yourself, empower you to act.
Enforce Your Standards
- Establish clear standards to filter incompatible partners and avoid wasting time on unfulfilling relationships.
- Take responsibility for enforcing your standards; staying with someone who doesn't meet them is a choice.