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“ I refuse to settle!” — No, You Simply Don’t Qualify.

Trey Hamilton
12 min read5 days ago

The Brutal Truth About “Not Settling” That No One Tells You

You’ve got your checklist.

The perfect partner.

The one who’s smart, successful, attractive, emotionally available, funny, ambitious, kind, and just gets you.

You refuse to settle for anything less.

“Know your worth, queen 👑”

“If he wanted to, he would.”

“My standards are just HIGH!”

“Men need to come healed, financially stable, and emotionally mature!” –

Yet somehow, the same standard isn’t always applied in reverse. You’ve most likely heard all those annoyingly parroted cliches, right?

Here’s the problem — every other dingbat with half a brain and a smartphone has some of their standards ridiculously high these days.

To “never settle” has become the new wholly unoriginal mantra. Dating apps, social media, and anything else that gives you external validation gives some people a supply of potential partners, feeding the illusion that something bigger and better is always one swipe away.

Some dummies out there have truly let the internet and social media gas them up to the point of complete and utter delusion.

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Trey Hamilton
Trey Hamilton

Written by Trey Hamilton

Author - The First Date Fix - Dating Coach - Content Creator -Dog Dad | follow me for some ramblings of a millennial who has dated. A LOT! TheFirstDateFix.Com

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