men my age (45) are generally not patient or wanting a life partner
Well I'm basically that age. I'd never say life partner because that sounds gay, but I'm only interested in a relationship for the sake of family, or not at all. The vast majority of those of us that are left at that age are willing to be on our own versus picking up someone else's discarded problem. So yeah, in a lot of cases we seek a unicorn, but it's better than getting our soul sucked away and then taken for everything else we have left.
Well I'm basically that age. I'd never say life partner because that sounds gay, but I'm only interested in a relationship for the sake of family, or not at all. The vast majority of those of us that are left at that age are willing to be on our own versus picking up someone else's discarded problem. So yeah, in a lot of cases we seek a unicorn, but it's better than getting our soul sucked away and then taken for everything else we have left.
better to have high standards and be alone than to settle for an imperfect relationship.