What does my mum mean?

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I usually do not date or pursue girls who i am not physically attracted too. Sorry to sound like a jerk but that is just the way I am. I am quite nice looking myself and can be quite picky


I was talking with my mum about about the fact that i would not date a girl who's personality or physical appearence i wss not attracted too and she said to me "well some people are willing to compromise when comes to dating". And she also said to me once "you going to have to get used to the idea that you might have to start going out with people that you don't like"


In more depth what is my mum trying to say about me with those comments?

No one is perfect.

If your expectations are reasonable then don’t compromise; wait for the right one.

What she's saying can be taken a couple ways but I would consider it this:

Take a chance on someone your on the fence about.

Sounds like a wicked ice burn to me.

Your mom was thinking of you like a stranger woman back in that time.

She doesn't...really think that you can afford to be even slightly picky.

Well it all depends if your desire to be with someone is greater than the desire to be with the 'right' someone.

My dearth of relationships has been down to not finding the right person/s, I could not care less about girls who are conventionally physically attractive but do not possess the character I like, but I do obviously appreciate good physical features and thought myself incredibly fussy. As my life progressed I learnt my combination of 'demands' was exceptionally rare, never even finding anyone with the character part to be friends with. But in 2013 I became a lot more outgoing and by strange luck met 3 girls I would be eager to have a relationship with.
I learnt some things that surprised me a lot. First that these exciting genuine people with wonderful characters that I am instantly 'in love' with at least as a friend - exist. Next, that the feeling seems to be mutual. And third, that my extremely particular and fussy demands for physical appearance went out of the window. I become largely blind to appearance when someone has such good character. One of these girls, before I got talking to her - I had written her off as 'ugly', in fact with features I found repulsive. But soon as I got to know her, a switch flipped and I went crazy for her, and thought she looked brilliant. Another of this three is actually conventionally very good looking, model material. And this actually put me off! as it had connotations of character traits I despise, but as I got to know her I quickly realised she is the best person I have met in my life, and she likes me at least as very close friend too. But alas, she is a thousand miles away and the situation is complex. But I am going to visit and we will see what happens.

You can see how awkward my life is, and the lengths I have to/will go to for the sake of nurturing potential relationships. If girls you like are attainable and available, even if not frequently. I would consider yourself lucky! I dont see the need for settling with people you dont like, I dont even see how that would work without faking the whole relationship.