I think it depends where you are in life and what you’re looking for in the other person. Some preferences/standards can be overlooked, while others can’t.
+1. Hehehe. That's so true. Standards change as we age. My standards when I was younger were: is he a guy, is he good looking, is he nice? That was it.
Then as I got older and smarter and wiser, my standards went from those things to a lot more, and requiring him to: not be lazy, be ambitious, be a good father, be a good provider, be a good partner, be smart and intelligent, be able to make my heart skip a beat when I look at him, be loving/caring/kind, be a good kisser, be non-smelly, have same religious and political views, have same interests/same values/same goals, etc. Oh, he doesn't need to be super good looking anymore either. Just as long as he is clean and I want to kiss him nonstop.