If you walk in a Ferrari dealership with $10,000 cash and they tell you to buy a Honda instead, is that settling? She might FEELS like she settling, but she really ain't.
Good signs to look out for with those types of women. Fuk em and chuck em.
From personal experience, sometimes it's the dudes (or women) that's overselling themselves then get disappointed from delusions of grandeur.
That humble pie makes them reminisce over the good ones they undervalued.
Once you know your true value and can find the middle ground of what to accept and overlook (i.e., a little overweight/underweight, has a gap/underbite, loves cats, etc..) you'll truly be blessed. They'll bring peace.
I have friends that's in there 40's, bitter and single, still trying to relive their past without looking in the mirror and what can build their future. They're scared of settling. To them it's failure.
Alternatively, they could end up with a beautiful nightmare (a
) that affects their health (mental, spiritual, physical).
That woman that OP is referring to is on the opposite side of that mirror especially if they're young.