The Perfect Person or Have You Settled?

Soldato
Joined
7 Sep 2009
Posts
4,229
Location
Cheshire
Just something that I occasionally wonder about in terms of, what most people would be able to say in response to this. Fairly simple question to ask, and perhaps fairly simple for some people to answer. I imagine for others though, it's perhaps a little trickier to answer.


For those of you who are married or with the person you're going to marry, would you say they are the perfect person for you and you are undeniably compatible on all levels, they are the person you fantasised about being with even before you knew them. They're your soul mate and you would be lost without them.
- or would you say that you've accepted reality, seen all there is to see, and chosen the person you're with as you are very compatible and realistically, they are as close a match as you think you would ever find. You perhaps wouldn't describe them as your fantasy partner could you choose anyone, but you get on well enough that it works, and you enjoy one anothers company, and will do for the rest of your lifetime, hence why you're together.


For those of you who are currently in relationships which are fairly new, or perhaps only a couple years old, would you say this person isn't someone you'd describe as your dream woman(or man), but you get on well, find them attractive and so are taking the relationship as it comes but don't know if you would want to spend the rest of your life with that person.
-or is this person all you think about every waking moment, your dream woman (or man), your soul mate, there is nobody else in the world who could compare, you hope the relationship lasts and that ultimately hope that you will marry them?
 
Last edited:
I imagine for others though, it's perhaps a little trickier to answer.

Yeah, like for the people whose wives might read the forums :p

I'm sort of lucky in that I've had a pretty perfect relationship before. Having known what it can be like, I doubt I'll ever be comfortable settling for second best. That being said, It happened to come at just such a time in my life when everything went a bit too perfectly, so I may now hold unrealistic expectations of what a relationship can be and thus hinder myself in future.

Oh well.
 
She is the perfect person for me. I couldn't imagine anyone more ideal.

I haven't really 'settled' yet though. (As in settled down, I'm perfectly settled with the person :p)
 
Last edited:
We celebrated our 20th anniversary together this weekend (with front row tickets for Al Murray :D ) , but no, she isnt the perfect person for me and we arent undeniably compatible on all levels. There are things I would change about her and I'm certain there are things she would change about me. I imagine if someone was waiting for their perfect person they might find themselves waiting forever and end up with nobody. I think you fall in love with someone, and part of that love is both the bits that dont match up and the bits that do match up.
 
We celebrated our 20th anniversary together this weekend (with front row tickets for Al Murray :D ) , but no, she isnt the perfect person for me and we arent undeniably compatible on all levels. There are things I would change about her and I'm certain there are things she would change about me. I imagine if someone was waiting for their perfect person they might find themselves waiting forever and end up with nobody. I think you fall in love with someone, and part of that love is both the bits that dont match up and the bits that do match up.

good honest answer, grats on 20 years.
 
I think at one point you just find someone who ticks more boxes than anyone previously, and the urge to try and 'do better' doesn't arise. As someone else said, if you are waiting round for a girl that is absolutely 'perfect', you'll probably end up alone.

My first girlfriend was when I was 17. We were together for 3 and a half years but really, 2 and a half of that was down to convenience more than anything. The first 6 months, as with most relationships, was fantastic (which was only intensified further by the fact, again, it was my first girlfriend) and I thought I was truly in love and we'd be together forever. But no, it wasn't right. She was reasonably pretty, got on fantastically with my parents (who loved her to bits) and we got on well too but there was just something missing.

I got with my second girl only a few months after breaking up with the previous, and yes, a large part of why I did this was to get over my first.. which isn't a nice thing to admit, but I may as well be honest. During the relationship I wasn't the best boyfriend (I didn't cheat or anything, I just made no real effort) but I thought I was in love with her. After almost 2 years she ended it with me and I took it really badly. Basically it took me a long time to get over it and I started convincing myself she was 'the one', that we were meant eachother which was totally stupid but I think most can relate. Once I was over her I realised I never truly loved her (well actually, I started to doubt real the concept of love really was) and I was just being stupid.

Anyway, my third (and most recent girlfriend) opened my eyes to everything. Was she perfect? Nope, infact she had faults that were a lot worse than the previous 2, but she ticked way more boxes in other areas than the others. She made me feel a way the previous 2 hadn't even come close to doing and there is no doubt that I was very much in love with her and that she was my first real love. It was an unmistakable feeling and it really made me feel embarrassed about the way I thought I felt about the previous ex. I didn't want or even look at other girls and I can honestly, hand-on-heart, say I would have been happy to spend the rest of my life with her.

Unfortunately things didn't work out with her and what gets to me quite a bit is that I think that is largely down to some stuff that happened just before we got together (that I'd rather not go in to) that probably meant the odds were against us from the start. Perhaps you'll argue that if she was the 'one', nothing would have stood in the way but I am not sure I believe that. I think for the most part, if it doesn't work with someone, then it wasn't meant to be and it's for the best, but I also definitely think there are cases where you do miss out on someone you could have spent the rest of your life with, and been very happy with, due to circumstance.

Perhaps I'll meet someone new and feel towards my most recent ex how I do now about my second.. but I dunno. It just felt incredibly real, and s someone else in this thread has already said, after experiencing what I did with her, I certainly have a much better understanding of what I want from a relationship and know how I want to feel in a relationship again.
 
Last edited:
The chances of finding the 100% perfect person for you are incredibly slim. Finding that person and them being single, even slimmer.

I'd say I managed to find someone who will tick more boxes than anyone else I will meet in my lifetime, and it's the important boxes being ticked that matter the most.

Of course I would love it if she were an avid gamer, or more in to movies, but their are superficial fluff that helps keep individuals, as we don't encroach on each other's hobbies/past-times.

A beautiful woman, who is both intelligent and funny, knows how to be immature for giggles, is the lowest-maintenance woman I have EVER met, and likes dance music is way more than I could have hoped for. :D
 
I do not think you can find the perfect person, but my current girlfriend rates at about 99% perfect for me :)

I have changed so much since I met her, but for the better! Still a long way to go though for me!
 
Not with the perfect one now, but I know it won't last. Which is a shame, as she is a nice girl.

But as you said, I don't want to be with a girl for the rest of my life unless she is perfect. I don't have any set criteria for a women, as I just think I'll know when I met her.
 
Is she perfect? No. However she is perfect for me. Hard work some days but then all the best things are!
 
I had several classes with my other half (E) at GCSE, last year of them and it was as though I was hit with a sledge hammer. Fell madly in love, proper head over heels.

I had a reputation due to a fight I was involved in at 14, she she was wary. Dated another girl for a few months. That girl then became friends with E, and was bigging me up to her.

8 months later walking back from the school disco I got a kiss, but told that she didn't want a relationship. A month later, we got together.

that was 14 years ago. We've had a house for 4 years, married for 2, and we are due our first in Oct. We've had a lot of issues we've worked through, we argue a bit, but couldn't imagine being with anyone better. She's a true angel, and my best friend.

I don't know why anyone would settle.
 
My wife has become the perfect person for me over time. We have both learned that we are pretty much inseparable especially after I came back from Iraq.

She is my best friend, my confidante and the one person who taught me that life doesn't have to be hard and full of hate.
 
She is the perfect person for me. I couldn't imagine anyone more ideal.

I haven't really 'settled' yet though. (As in settled down, I'm perfectly settled with the person :p)

You are in denial. I thought you loved me :(

You can pretend you love her all you want!
 
Back
Top Bottom