If you often like to find a fixer-upper, it shows some control issues on your end. It’s not exactly healthy to want to boss around a romantic partner and try to make over a person’s entire life. Maybe, rather than putting a mirror in front of this man, it’s time to look in the mirror yourself. Why do you feel the need to take over everything?
The early twenties is a tough time for everyone in the career department. You have to work long hours. You have to do jobs you don’t want to do. You are still at the bottom of the latter, as an intern or an assistant. Men have a very hard time balancing work and personal life. During their early twenties, they must give all of their attention to their careers or they won’t work out. Women are better at giving their careers and their personal life equal attention starting at a young age. But not men.
When you’re in the car together, he’s on a Bluetooth call constantly for work, or emailing on his phone if someone else is driving. You don’t get to point out things you see out the window—he won’t look up from his phone.
While the answer isn't going to be identical for everyone, there are definitely some traits that you'll want to find in the man that you ultimately married.
There are many ways to expand your dating horizons, as long as you stay open and creative -- and out of the club!