My Standards Are High

I feel like I'm some sort of weird girl or exception to the rule because I've never had a bad guy/a guy who has treated me badly. It seems like most girls have at least one experience with a jerk. I always joke that jerks aren't attracted to me because I'm such a good girl. I know that I'm quite young and I haven't had much experience so I may come across a jerk in the future but so far I've had nothing but gentlemen.

My past experiences have made me come to expect a guy will treat me a certain way. This is why I feel like my standards have become so high. In the past, I would just fall for whoever and not really notice how they act with me. However, there were two guys in particular who have made it almost impossible for my next boyfriend because they treated me so well. In my world it is normal for guys to hold doors open for girls, to pay for their meals, to send them good morning/goodnight texts, to hold their hand, and to hug them as often as they can. Sadly, there are girls who don't experience this kind of kindness with guys and I find that heartbreaking.

I've always had the same philosophy when it comes to dating. The guy I'm interested in must be better than the previous guy I was interested in or else he is not worth it. I'd like to think that I'm still single because I haven't found a guy who is better than the past guys in my life. I'm just the type of person that won't settle for less than what I have received. If I fell for a guy and then went out with him only to find out he didn't treat me like past guys have, I would feel a lot less attracted to him. I've just become so used to nice, romantic, gentlemanly types that I don't have the patience to deal with a jerk. I think this may be because my first boyfriend was such a nice guy that my standards became a lot higher than they would have been if I had started off with a jerk. Maybe it's pure luck that I formed high standards for men or maybe it's because the only love models I had for guys came from romantic movies, either way, I don't settle for less than I think I deserve.