[mrcrumb1]

Most of the people I know that pursue relationships for purely pragmatic reasons and fail seem to forget that people won't fit into boxes because you want put them there. The people I see that are successful meet people where they are, and let their positions in their life reveal itself as they get to know the other person. I don't know if this applies to you or is even helpful, but it is a pattern I have noticed in my life.

[asdf6677]

Successful in pseudo arranged marriages, or just in general?

I haven’t been in a relationship yet so I have no idea if this will even work

[mrcrumb1]

I'm not sure what you mean by pseudo arranged marriages. I mean successful at building new interpersonal relationships in general, and generally that translates into more opportunity for romantic relationships.

[asdf6677]

I mean people who settle for somebody they don’t have romantic feelings for because it’s a pragmatic decision