We were so often told not to settle, but every dynamics of the relationship includes settling to some extent. This is not necessarily a bad thing. There are many cases in which people settle in the interest of bringing what they want, and this is not perceived as terrible. In fact, in almost every other aspect of our lives, in addition to dates, it is expected to compromise or accept conditions that are less than perfect. We do not always get the desired work we need, and if we do it, there may be aspects of the work we hate. Our relationship with friends require a certain amount of settlement, because we cannot control when our friends decide to move and we cannot choose their partners – we must accept the fact that their choices are not ours. But in some way, in sex and dates, we expect us to satisfy only perfection.