The perfect partner doesn’t exist: Here’s what you should look for instead

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Complete transcript:
Therapist: You're never going to meet someone that you're 100% compatible with. From TV and movies, we have this idea that we're gonna meet this perfect person, everything is gonna be smooth and our needs are gonna be met all the time. This only leads to unhealthy expectations and disappointment.

Instead of looking for the perfect partner, look for a consistent partner. Find someone who's open with you, who isn't perfect and makes mistakes. But, who will work through conflict with you. They don't have to be someone who shares the same interests or opinions or even someone you like all the time.

But, they have to be someone who respects you and shows that they value the relationship. Because compatibility can be built over time. Just like we aren't perfect, there's no one out there that is perfect either.

Anyone in a long term relationship, is gonna meet parts of their partner that either bother or trigger them. And this doesn't mean that the relationship is wrong or doomed. It's a sign that we're human, and in all relationships, there are messy parts that aren't fairy tales.