Perhaps one of the greatest dangers of settling in a relationship is the resentment that always results. When we dont get what we need or want, it can lead to a number of emotions, least of which is not anger and dissappointment.

Why do people settle for less in love?

Virginia Clark adds that we settle because we dont take the time to find “the one.” When we find someone who is close enough, or makes us reasonably happy, we try to make that person fit into our image of “the one” perhaps out of fear that we wont ever truly find what were looking for.