It’s Just Lunch; Great Expectations

Remember the book Great Expectations? The main character Pip is so busy watching out for what he thinks is important, that he almost misses out on what will really make him happy. There are times when Your Dating Diva feels as though our client’s here at It’s Just Lunch are doing the same thing. They are expecting themselves right out of a love life.

Watch what happened when we sent Jill out on a date in Bethesda the other day…

It seems to me that Jill’s expectations and hindering her chances of finding someone. In her feedback, she really did not say much about her date’s personality.

I don’t know anyone who is happily married and does not have some issues with some of their partner’s behavior, no one.  Happily married people put up with certain imperfections because they know that the traits that are most important to them are embodied in their spouse. They also know that they are not perfect themselves. It does not seem that Jill will have the chance to get to know those key traits of any of her dates. She is too busy prejudging and expecting certain details to be just so.

So what do you think? Does Jill really want to find love? Is she protecting herself with excuses as to why there was no connection? Or is she right in expecting certain behaviors?