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https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31961992 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31961992 721 comments

• raverbashing 4y ago
  The top comment there is very on point
  • mcv 4y ago
    Absolutely. There's definitely a risk in being too picky. You should be somewhat picky; you don't want to date just anyone, do you? But you also need to understand that nobody is perfect. As with job candidates, meeting 50% of the requirements is pretty good. The important part is that they've got enough to interest you, and that their annoyances (everybody has some) is stuff you can tolerate. Of course there are red flags that are immediate dealbreakers; don't tolerate those. But be prepared to find someone who may be completely different from what you may once have dreamt about, but who may still be right for you.
    • dragonwriter 4y ago
      > As with job candidates, meeting 50% of the requirements is pretty good. If a candidate (for anything) meeting 50% of requirements is “pretty good”, whoever created the list of requirements does not understand the concept of requirements.
      • mcv 4y ago
        That is very often the case.