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It’s Better To Be Alone With High Standards Than Settle Just To Be With Someone

Anthony Moore
6 min readSep 9, 2021

“How you perceive the world changes the way act in it.” -Kyle Eschenroeder

When you choose to act out of fear, panic, or impatience, the results are always bad — especially in relationships.

Instead, you should act in ways that align with your morals and values. You’ll feel happier and more confident in yourself, which will spread to every relationship in your life.

On the other hand, when you start acting out of fear and settle for less than you’re worth, your mindset and behavior will begin to rationalize this negative worldview. This will also spread to every other relationship in your life.

Soon, you’ll start to think your mediocre partner is a great fit for you, despite all the red flags. “Nobody’s perfect,” you tell yourself and others.

But it’s much better to be alone than settle for someone who’s well below your standards.

You Get What You Tolerate

“Human beings tend to follow through on who they believe they are.” -Tony Robbins

You teach people how to treat you.

Your quality of life is constant battle between you and your environment. There are many factors that would take advantage…

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Anthony Moore
Anthony Moore

Written by Anthony Moore

Writer for CNBC, Business Insider, Fast Company, Thought Catalog, Yahoo! Finance, and you.

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