“Would I date a dude who adored me, had a great job, bought me flowers once a year on my birthday, and made me feel happy—even if he was under six feet tall? Yep. But then again, I wouldn't feel like I had "settled" for him—I'd feel like I was pretty damn lucky to finally find someone so amazing.”— Lindsay Tigar, womenshealthmag.com
“So what's worth settling for? And what's not? Apparently, nothing is worth settling for, because the word 'settling' itself implies that you're giving up something that you need.”— Lindsay Tigar, womenshealthmag.com
“You focus on the fact that he makes you laugh and not that he hasn't had a job in six months. You tell all your friends how tall and protective he is and leave out the part about his anger issues. While it's totally human to want things to go well for once in your love life, you have to resist the u…”— Emily Blackwood, yourtango.com
“You'll get this when you believe that you're worth it. You'll get this when you stop settling for good, stop justifying poor excuses and half-assed compliments, and are ready to open up your heart to great. Start believing that you have everything to offer.”— Emily Abbate, thestir.cafemom.com
“You can’t just point out some random person and look to them to make you happy. You need a spark. You need that silly grin plastered across your face whenever you think of their name or how you met. You need that rush comes whenever your phone pings and it’s them. You need to date someone who isn’t…”— Jennifer Cie, thoughtcatalog.com
“When you have low self-worth you will love mostly anyone willing to love you, and you often end up settling for less, becoming less and believe less in yourself and in love. To have more you must be committed to being more. Loving yourself attracts someone to love you as you love yourself. It all st…”— Sherrie Campbell, huffingtonpost.com
“Do not settle for anything less than beautiful, unconditional love.”— Tricia Miller, thoughtcatalog.com
“I wanted to run to the top of the Empire State Building and make an announcement to all [single women] that they don’t need to wrangle some warm body to sit next to them just so they aren’t alone on holidays. That they should never let a magazine or dating site or matchmaker monster tell them they’r…”— Amy Schumer, washingtonpost.com
“Whenever someone comments on how we’re ‘too picky,’ what they’re really saying is that we should settle for someone, just so we can say we’re in a relationship. Well, screw that mindset. We’d rather be alone than in a relationship without real love.”— Holly Riordan, thebolde.com
“We simply have to trust our gut when it comes to getting to know someone new, and choose only to spend our time with people with whom we have a positive connection, rather than settling for a warm body across the dinner table.”— Crystal Jackson, elitedaily.com
“Set your standards higher than you can imagine; if you want it badly enough, you won't fall short. If you want that job promotion, get it. If you want to move, do it. If you don't want to hook up with the not-so-hot guy at the bar, don't. Don't settle for anything less than exactly what you want.”— Jen Ross, elitedaily.com
“Lower yourself for no one. If people like you, and want to be in your life, they will. It’s as simple as that – don’t make it complicated when it’s not.”— Shani Jayawardena, thoughtcatalog.com
“You keep watching other people find each other, and eventually your dream partner starts to feel like a mythical creature. The line between holding your love life to a certain standard, and being picky to the point of foolishness, becomes blurred. It is hard to understand when you’re settling out of…”— Kim Quindlen, thoughtcatalog.com
“Since most of us are stubborn to admit that we made a mistake, we would rather settle for what we bought.”— Anna Agoncillo, amazon.com
“This is what I know. Don't settle for 40, 50, or even 80 percent. A relationship, it shouldn't be too small or too tight or even a little scratchy. It shouldn't take up space in your closet out of guilty conscience or convenience or a moment of desire. Do you hear me? It should be perfect for you. I…”— Deb Caletti, amazon.com
“Sometimes it takes a heartbreak to shake us awake and help us see we are worth so much more than we're settling for.”— Mandy Hale, amazon.com
“I don't settle in any other area of my life when it comes to excellence, so why should I lower my standards when it comes to boys?”— Adriana Trigiani, amazon.com
“Our standards slide when we fear we won’t find somebody, so we settle for anybody. While this speaks to the nurturing capacity of women to love just about anybody, we need to learn that we can still be loving and be selective. Decide now that you will only date a man who meets your musts.”— Leslie Frey, lifehack.org