A major social problem that arises when an individual sets their romantic expectations and standards too high for decent people, who the individual likes, to be able to achieve. Normally it is fine to have some standards, but when descent people are unable to fulfill those expectations because of the large number of them and or because the expectations require extremely large amounts money and resources, require the individual to be in perfect physical shape that most people are not able to achieve, and or require the individual to be skilled at doing things that most people don’t know how to do that well, then the individual's expectations may be set too high. This is highly unethical to do, because extremely high standards tend to be very unreasonable and can prevent decent people from being able to get into a romantic relationship due to factors far beyond control.
Annabeth: Why is Emma so upset?
Lauren: She was in a relationship with a Johnny, but he dumped her because she supposedly didn't fulfill his expectations. The thing was his expectations were very unreasonable to begin with. He expects his partner to have flat abs, not to talk to other boys at all, and spend most of her time with him.
Annabeth: He sounds very inconsiderate. I am sure she will find someone better than him who knows how to treat their partner with respect. It sounds like Emma is another victim of the High Romantic Standards Dilemma.
Lauren: Agreed.
Lauren: She was in a relationship with a Johnny, but he dumped her because she supposedly didn't fulfill his expectations. The thing was his expectations were very unreasonable to begin with. He expects his partner to have flat abs, not to talk to other boys at all, and spend most of her time with him.
Annabeth: He sounds very inconsiderate. I am sure she will find someone better than him who knows how to treat their partner with respect. It sounds like Emma is another victim of the High Romantic Standards Dilemma.
Lauren: Agreed.
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Get the High Romantic Standards Dilemma mug.Situation in which a person of higher authority (I.e. teacher, manager, boss) decides to sacrifice said authority for the sake of being liked or relatable. Often a pushover that would rather be liked than respected.
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Get the Ozment Dilemma mug.This is an occurrence where one feels extreme sadness due to underappreciation while feeling unworthy of praise.
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Get the appreciation dilemma mug.(n) When a sole character uses a trait or object that needs a specific criterion to be met in order for it to be used or wielded, when in actuality many other characters possess the same criteria and thus should be able to also use or wield it. Case in point, Marvel's Thor and his hammer, Mjolnir.
Becomes more glaring when characters who should be able to use the trait or object are shown to not be able to.
Becomes more glaring when characters who should be able to use the trait or object are shown to not be able to.
Jake: "I have a sword that can only be used by those with a pure heart, great wisdom, and the pursuit of justice. You can try to use it Lloyd, but I doubt you'll muster it..."
Oh. Well, Lloyd also has those attributes, he's honestly better than Jake in terms of wisdom, so he should be able to use that sword.
Lloyd: "Urgh! I can't pick it up!"
Are you fucking kidding me... Another Thor's Hammer Dilemma? Can't these writer's just make these weapons work via DNA or make the surrounding characters less similar?
Oh. Well, Lloyd also has those attributes, he's honestly better than Jake in terms of wisdom, so he should be able to use that sword.
Lloyd: "Urgh! I can't pick it up!"
Are you fucking kidding me... Another Thor's Hammer Dilemma? Can't these writer's just make these weapons work via DNA or make the surrounding characters less similar?
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With the launch date just weeks away, the developer team fell into a deadline dilemma, racing against the clock but still unsure how to tackle the remaining features.
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Get the miyu's dilemma mug.The dilemma / paradox that arrives when you think of the insides of a fat guy's fridge. Would it be full, because he's fat? Would it be empty, because he ate it all, because he's fat? We will never know.
PROF: Alright kids, guess how full my fridge is.
STUDENT 1: It's full because you are so fat!
STUDENT 2: No! It's empty because he ate it all!
PROF: That is called The Fat Guy's Fridge Dilemma!
STUDENT 1: It's full because you are so fat!
STUDENT 2: No! It's empty because he ate it all!
PROF: That is called The Fat Guy's Fridge Dilemma!
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