I think that one of the main reasons that I have noticed is that in respect to relationships, everyone always wants to have the best. By that I mean, irrespective of gender, they want the most attractive person with the best job and personality that they have a chance of being with.
I actually remember two friends of mine were dating a while back. One night one of them got a bit tipsy and started asking "Can I do better?". They seemed like a perfectly happy couple and fully admitted they were in love, but she thought that she would be able to find someone more physically attractive than the guy she was with and almost broke up with him over her feelings. (They're happily married now by the way)
You pretty much see this sort of thing all the time too. When people go on dates, they almost always have a checklist full of requirements, and if you don't meet all the positives or have a single negative it's often out of the door for you. Of course over time many people realize that no one's perfect, and settle for someone who they can simply truly enjoy being around, but a pretty sizable portion are always looking for the "perfect" mate.
And I fully understand your difficulty with living in a small town. I live in one myself (stuck here for 1 more year unfortunately) and it can be tough. There are VERY few people my age in the area, most people in their 20s either move out of the area as soon as possible or have already started a family and have lots of kids. And in terms of online dating, there's a total of about 20 women within a 30 mile radius on all of the sites I've looked on lol.
29 Sep 2012, 7:58 am
