Settling for less.

I have never married so I guess the answer is obvious.

I would never be able to settle. That's why people date, to figure out if they are "the" right one or not. It was love at first sight when I met my husband-for us both, yet we still dated for a few years before he officially proposed to me. And there has been no regrets or looking back since then, more often then not, I wonder what on earth I ever did to deserve him. He really is my everything, and I am very thankful for that.

not met mine yet and I doubt if I'd be Mr Right for many

35 years ago I figured out the best person for me to live with is myself. I have never regretted that decision and though I may live alone I am not lonely. That decision was made after I met the love of my life and I discovered it wouldn't work! :O)

I would be a basket case if I did not have someone.I cannot accept loneliness

Hm. That's a tough one I have thought about many times. On one hand - I think that marriage is a huge topic and one that should be taken seriously and you should wait until you have just the right person in your life before agreeing. But , on the other hand, even I can admit that - not everyone is going to be perfect 100% of the time. There are times that the person will annoy you with little habits, or will not see eye to eye with you, you will disagree and probably even argue. I think it's important to know what you want - but to be flexible esp, when it comes to looks. Even though I don't like country music in general - or ballads - I do like this song for it's sentiments , it pertains well to this topic. :-)

Compromise is the name of the game in any partnership even if one gets to marry one's dream match. There are so many irritants one discovers in the course of one's married life.

I do not think I would ever settle, but I doubt I will ever get married either. Some people are made for that life and some of us are not and think more people are starting to realize that it is OK not to get married. Not like when society looked at you weird because you are in your 40's and never been married.

I would settle for someone that at least matches the ideal one in 50%. I would end up loving my choice., I´m sure of it

I settles before, I won`t again.

I was keeping that idea in my head when I was in high school. That I should my ideal man when I get 18. But my first boyfriend was not my ideal man, he was more than that and sad to boot. We didn't end up together. Now, I have my soul mate forever.

Married for ages ,... so I pass this one.

I settled for the woman who touched my heart in a way no other woman ever could. It has worked out and she was worth the wait. MOST days.

Not yet.. I am still waiting for my Mr. Right

I met a man in Australia that was attractive. He was vegetarian, he liked animals and he was keen on travelling. He had been to far away places like Hong Kong and Ecuador. I fell in love with him and it was hard to leave Australia because my visa was running out. We phoned each other and sent letters. He came over to England months later. We got married and had our honeymoon in Venice. Sadly our marriage ended in divorce. Later in my life I met a man that I felt was my soul mate. Now I am a single parent not in a romantic relationship.

Ideals change from time to time. So should I discard what I liked right now for the next guy? LOL. Kidding...it is pretty much the moment. The estimate I can live with this man for the rest of my life. Is he as handsome, may not be. Is he wealthy, may not be. Does he at least have as much as I need, may have but be spendthrift, Does he sing well, well what are CDs for...etc. etc. etc. I think I would adjust ...it is me ...my lifestyle and living that is not ok..

I was very lucky that the first to women I was engaged to broke up with me. The first one would have been a huge mistake as I was suffering from unrequited love for another at the time. The second would have married me but another GI sent her a fiance visa while she and I were still overseas, so she left me to go stateside to be with him. When I met my wife, after our first date she wasn't sure she wanted to go out with me again. Somehow, I won her over and she agreed to a second date. That was 31 years ago and we've been together ever since. She is my ideal person. If anyone settled, it was her.

I did settle for less. Though I didn't realize it at the time.

i thought i met one, but not.

At my age, I can proudly say that I did it my way and quite content with how things turned out.