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Does everyone "settle"?
My boyfriend and I were having a discussion on relationships in general, and it came up that he thinks, to a certain degree, everyone has to settle. No one is a perfect match, and there's always going to be something that you have to overlook/get used to/come to terms with.
Maybe it's because I read too many fairy tales growing up, or maybe I've seen too many movies, but this just doesn't make sense to me. I can see having to compromise, but settling just seems so...mundane to me. If you have to settle, you just aren't getting everything out of life (or your relationship) that you can.
Am I too optomistic? Is he too cynical? DO you think "settling" is something everyone must eventually do in a relationship?
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