Having Standards vs. Being Picky

You know that it’s better to be single than to compromise your standards. Your coupled friends, your mother and your gynecologist insist that you’re being a little too picky. So who’s right?

Standard:
Having a type. If you know that you’re a preppy princess, then you can feel free to weed out the skinny hipsters from your banker boy dating pool.

Being Picky:
Okay, so you like your guys clean cut. But is it necessary for any man you date to wear exclusively Brooks Brothers, part his hair on the side, have a perfectly hairless chest, drive a Saab and own a vacation cottage? When you’re looking for one specific person, you’re going to miss out on a whole lot of quality humans.

Standard:
A gainfully employed gentleman who takes pride in his career. There’s nothing wrong with wanting someone who is interesting in building a secure and comfortable future with you.

Being picky:
Wanting a dude with a career you’re specifically interested in bragging to your friends about. Not all the good guys end up being doctors or rocket scientists, and who knows? If you expand your horizons beyond the astronaut you’ve always dreamed about, you just may meet the insurance actuary who will sweep you off your feet.

Standard:
Someone who has common interests. Life is more fun when you have someone to share the things you love!

Being picky:
Someone who has everything in common with you. You’re wonderful, but you don’t need a carbon copy of yourself. Breaking up with a dude who doesn’t share your list of desert island movies or whose iTunes Most Played list makes you cringe is going a step “ or six “ too far.

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    • Anonymous
    • January 1, 1970
    Reply
    My boyfriend will be – 6’4 with nice teeth and head full of hair. He will not be too hairy and he will smell fresh and dress well. He will work out on a regular basis, enjoy adventurous activities and eat healthy. He will have a good job and make good money. He wants to save but won’t be cheap. He is really funny and will spoil me.
    My sister said ‘life isn’t a fairytale’
    I think I need to stop being so picky.
    • Anonymous
    • January 1, 1970
    Reply
    Great article. I love this writer. She makes me giggle and reminds me of girls I actually know in real life. I date a lovely accountant. When he talks about his job it may make my mind wander, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t interesting in other ways. Like the writer implied, gotta keep an open mind! 🙂
    • Anonymous
    • January 1, 1970
    Reply
    My boyfriend will be – 6’4 with nice teeth and head full of hair. He will not be too hairy and he will smell fresh and dress well. He will work out on a regular basis, enjoy adventurous activities and eat healthy. He will have a good job and make good money. He wants to save but won’t be cheap. He is really funny and will spoil me.
    My sister said ‘life isn’t a fairytale’
    I think I need to stop being so picky.
    • Anonymous
    • January 1, 1970
    Reply
    Great article. I love this writer. She makes me giggle and reminds me of girls I actually know in real life. I date a lovely accountant. When he talks about his job it may make my mind wander, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t interesting in other ways. Like the writer implied, gotta keep an open mind! 🙂

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