Stop Looking for the Perfect Partner
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“The only three men I had ever imagined a future with all told me that something was missing,” Oz Johnson wrote in her Modern Love essay. When Oz was 23, her boyfriend said she met 99 percent of his criteria, but she was missing 1 percent. Over a decade later, another man broke up with her via email. Their love was almost perfect, he said, but not enough to last.
What is this missing, unquantifiable feeling? Oz used to be haunted by these rejections, but now she has come to embrace the search for imperfect love.
After: Nancy Cardwell wasn’t looking for love — but then, at 58 years old, she fell passionately in love with tango. Her newfound zeal for the dance took her to Buenos Aires, where she fell in love again — this time, with a man named Luis.
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Hi your topic was great. l really enjoyed it.3 experiencesof love failure and a successful love.you remaind that no body is perfect but two suitable people can creat a perfect life when they are together.but some times l think about luck and destiny about having suitale partner.do you believe them?
I wish to see " Tango" part in the Screen please Amazon prime produce another season :)
Hi, I just watched a series called modern love and I really enjoyed its episodes. I thought there might be a podcast too. I'm so excited that I can listen to more stories from different people, this is really a nice thing. Thanks for the production😍