How To Tell If Your Standards Are, In Fact, Too High

Some standards keep you (and your energy) safe. Others are a little much.

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Having standards when dating is important. But sometimes we get so caught up in the pursuit of the perfect partner that we let those standards get in the way of meeting quality people.

When you’re swiping through a dating app and find yourself rejecting person after person, it’s worth asking: Are your standards too high?

“With dating apps, it is easy to dismiss someone in seconds with a swipe,” Bonnie Winston, celebrity matchmaker and relationship expert, told HuffPost. “You are looking at a human being, but we get used to not realising it is an actual soul, a living and breathing person.”

It happens to the best of us; no one wants to risk another failed relationship. And with the right mindset, standards can actually help you weed out the wrong potential partners.

But what kind of high standards are actually self-sabotaging, and which ones are worth keeping? Here’s what dating experts want you to know.

The Most Common High Standards Dating Experts See

From physical traits to lifestyle preferences, dating experts have heard just about every standard one could set.

Winston has had clients arrive at her sessions with exhaustive checklists resembling a child’s Christmas........

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