I used to be the girl who settled for everything. I settled for my first husband - he was a nice guy, not exactly what I wanted but he was nice and wanted to marry me and i really wanted to get married. That lasted about 5 years until i started taking control of what i really wanted in my life and realized he wasn't it. I dated a LOT and for a long time - it took me 10 years and kissing a lot of frogs to find the man I married - is he perfect? No, but I definitely didn't settle - he truly swept me off my feet and keeps me thinking, keeps me growing, and we live a fun, active life - everything i didn't do with my first husband...it is not worth it to settle because you will never be happy and always wonder "what if"..at least in my opinion.