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Whether high standards in dating lead to loneliness

I am thirty-five and single and everyone keeps telling me I am too picky but I would rather be alone than settle for someone who does not make my heart race.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The tension between accepting love as it comes and holding out for transcendent connection defines the modern romantic dilemma.

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