Do Women lower their Standards?

Settle for less in love - Times Online

I do not agree with settling; however, adjusting one's expectations is perfectly fine. The main theme is that women change their value system around 30 to include "will he make a good father?", which may trump those other geeky behaviors.

"My advice is this: settle. Don’t worry about passion or intense connection. Don’t rule out a guy based on his annoying habit of yelling “Bravo!” in the cinema. Overlook his halitosis or abysmal sense of aesthetics. If you want the infrastructure in place for a family, settling is the way to go. Based on my observations, in fact, settling will probably make you happier in the long run, because many of those who marry with great expectations become more disillusioned with each passing year."

"Marriage isn’t a passion fest; it’s more like a partnership formed to run a small, mundane and often boring not-for-profit business."