[splch]

I did a variation on this in high school, where the wife (in this case) would also have to choose you. So it was at what point you stop searching if your partner is also playing the same game. It makes more sense imo since you can't just decide that someone will marry you.

[Brian_K_White]

All candidates are by definition, candidates. Someone who you might be willing but they aren't, is not in the set of candidates. IE they have no bearing on this at all.