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" Last year, author Lori Gottlieb became an Internet sensation when she wrote an article positing that, just maybe, instead of waiting for Mr. Right, it was in a woman&amp;#039;s best interest to settle, to marry Mr. Good Enough, lest she end up single, alone, and unhappy. Now, her new book, Marry Him, which hits shelves this weekend, she expands on her argument: That Mr. Perfect doesn&amp;#039;t exist, and that by holding out, women are deluding themselves and setting themselves up for a lifetime of singlehood. We cover the book in the February issue of REDBOOK, but let&amp;#039;s talk about the argument. Is it unreasonable to hold out for Mr. Right? Yes\u2014and no. I think every woman realizes (or should realize!) by her early twenties that Prince Charming doesn&amp;#039;t exist. Ultimately, I think there is something for &amp;quot;settling&amp;quot; for someone other than who you imagined yourself with\u2014but I think that&amp;#039;s totally different than forming a relationship with someone who just doesn&amp;#039;t excite you. Right now, I&amp;#039;m dating\u2014A LOT\u2014and I can barely make myself go on a third date with someone who I don&amp;#039;t click with, much less imagine settling down with them for the long haul. But at the same time, as I&amp;#039;ve gotten older, I think I&amp;#039;ve lost the list\u2014I no longer think I have to meet a tall, buff, blue-eyed writer whose name is Josh or Luke, and who hails from Minnesota. Instead, I don&amp;#039;t care about what they do, what their name is, or really, what they look like\u2014what I DO care about is someone who excites me and challenges me, who makes me laugh and who makes me want to see them again. Oh yeah\u2014and someone who smells good! What about you? Any dealbreakers? "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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