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"Earlier this week, a reader asked if she was too young to give up on relationships. We pretty much agreed that any age is too young to throw in the towel. But what about settling? Settling is a funny issue. It seems as though we all know a couple or two who has settled. And the concept of reachers and settlers introduced by How I Met Your Mother is one that my pals and I refer to all the time. Settling conjures up all sorts of ideas about relationships. Maybe a person feels that his or her partner is just &amp;amp;#8220;good enough.&amp;amp;#8221; Or maybe a couple isn&amp;amp;#8217;t insanely passionate about each other but don&amp;amp;#8217;t really have a reason to break up either. Or perhaps a single person decides to &amp;amp;#8220;lower&amp;amp;#8221; his or her expectations about love and romance and make a go of it. Time Out New York recently took a deep look at both sides of the settling argument. And when asked if New York Singles should settle, 25% of their readers said yes. Because love and romance mean something different to everything, it&amp;amp;#8217;s hard to nail down an exact definition for settling. One couple could get along perfectly fine, have a few things in common, but not get butterflies when they see each other. For some, this might sound totally acceptable. And for others, it mind sound like a total settling situation. No matter what your interpretations on settling though, I think we&amp;amp;#8217;ve all got opinions on it. Let&amp;amp;#8217;s sound off today, shall we? What does settling mean to you? Do you know anyone who has settled? Have you ever considered yourself a settler? Settle in and read these fun stories&amp;amp;#133; * What Finally Made You Get Over the Online Dating Stigma? (If You Haven&amp;#x27;t, Why Not?) * 8 Reasons Being Single Rocks * How One Recycled Date Can Change Your Life Photo: Jupiter Images"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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