Mr Good Enough for us

You are probably not alone in growing up with all the hopeful expectations of the disney version of love- fireworks, roses and well timed spaghetti eating. But if your anything like us the idea of Mr Right  will make you gag into your late night Ben and Jerry's binge and make a fearful rush for the toilet. It seems that trading in your great expectations for access to free lifts in their less than glamourous nissan micra may have its benefits. We should stop being so hard on ourselves and, as spinsters, accept that in this instance less may really be more.  You maybe be accused by your green eyed friends, who aren't having sex on tap and getting free food (going to dinner) of being a cold hearted user but to us it seems like a fair exchange. So as long as neither party expects anything more than dinner, great sex and a movie at a push then no hearts will be broken. Although right now he fits into your life like a fur coat on a cold night he may be easily exchanged for the slightly more daring little black dress when you:

a) go to university

b) move out of home

c) get a real job

d) get a new job

e) all of the above

Of course the major benefits of working your way a whole line of Mr. Right now's is that it eliminates the bad eggs for when you finally come across your perfect egg (fried on toast with a dash of ketchup if you were wondering). Theres nothing wrong with kissing a few frogs before you meet your slightly overweight but well meaning prince. His armour may not be shining but he'll do. And so appears the concept of 'Mr Good Enough'. Did you really think you would be able to find emotional stability, financial success, intelligence, charisma and maturity all in one tidy, nice-smelling package? Reality check: this is not La Senza. Your smalls won't come in pink packaging with nice smelling balls inside (excuse the pun). You gotta be prepared to settle for a little bit of a beast when, lets face it, you were never really the beauty.