In dating, your standards are everything. They determine whether youre settling down with a bum on the street or a sexy and attractive doctor who loves to travel. Because if you can believe it, sometimes women include “must be 6 feet” before they think about “must love me for who I am”.

What are standards in a relationship?

Relationship standards are minimum requirements. That is, a person feels certain qualities must be present (or must not be present, in the case of unwanted behaviors or values), and failing to meet these requirements results in a “deal breaker.” On an emotional level, these standards are inflexible.

What does it mean to have standards?

it basically means you expect a certain level of respect and wont settle for less. or You have a certain level of self respect and you wont lower it to accommodate other people.