> the qualifications for a good mate are very specific to every person The set of qualifications is specific to every person, sure, but whatever is in that set

> the qualifications for a good mate are very specific to every person The set of qualifications is specific to every person, sure, but whatever is in that set for a given woman, you need to be better than the competition at those qualifications. Unless you're fine with marrying just anyone, the thesis of the blog post doesn't hold for dating; it's not enough to be 'decent' or even 'good'.