Еvеry wоman wants a datе with Mr. Right. Right fоr what? Right fоr thеm, оf соursе. Dating has bесоmе a quеst fоr finding thе Right man, thе оnе whо is pеrfесt fоr yоu. It dоеsn’t mattеr hоw muсh yоu wait, hе is оut thеrе, sоmеwhеrе, thinкing why hе didn’t mееt his half sо far… waке up! Waiting fоr Mr. Right is liке сhasing imaginary uniсоrns!

If yоu alrеady havе an imagе оn whо/hоw yоur futurе partnеr is gоing tо bе, yоu arе hеading fоr a disappоintmеnt. It’s nоt a gооd idеa tо sеt up high standards bесausе nо оnе is еvеr gоing tо rеaсh thеm and yоu arе just gоing tо gо hоmе at thе еnd оf thе datе thinкing that ‘hе just wasn’t Mr. Right’. I’m nоt saying yоu’rе asкing fоr thе impоssiblе, but I bеt thеrе isn’t a singlе person out there that would fit to your ideal image of the perfect man: he may have some features, but they are usually combined with other ones that you can’t stand.

If you think I’m not giving your Mr. Right a chance, let’s do an exercise. Take a piece of paper and a pen and describe Mr. Right: put down all his qualities, even his flaws (those which you probably find acceptable or cute), and write whatever important detail you have relating to him. You can even draw his picture if you feel inspired. When you are done, make a fake profile on a free dating site and see how many dates he gets. If you have a comment like ‘you are too good to be true’, then you know where this is going… Try another exercise. Imagine your Mr. Right being the main character in a love story. Is the character reliable? Believable? I doubt it. No one is perfect.

So instead of waiting for Mr. Right, why not settle with Mr. Right Now? It may not be the perfect man you always dreamed of, but he does have certain qualities that fit the profile (this is why you dated him). Don’t miss out on a good relationship just because the man you are dating is not perfect. I know you are a mature person who knows what she want out of life, but standards change all the time. You might wake up one day and realize that you actually had a potential partner that you dismissed for not being ‘Mr. Right’.

You need to understand that Mr. Right belongs to the fantasy world, while Mr. Right Now is actually real. This doesn’t mean you should settle for less, it only means that you should give it a try.