Originally Posted by voltaire

i don't think its about lowering your standards as it is more of a compromise. all relationships need some sort of give/take. there is no perfect mate. no perfect situation. but the hope is to find someone who you can live with and someone you wouldn't want to live without.

wasn't it shakespeare that said the course of true love never did run smooth...

and i like this by jung, "the meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances; if there is any reaction, both are transformed."

we strive for perfection, beauty, and love-its the grandest idea of them all.