A2A, this is a very interesting question and I’m glad you asked it!
Single people have to make it up as they go. If they’re ready for a relationship, then they’re spending a lot of their time trying to find a mate. A lot of single guys end up focusing on their professional career.
I have a girl I’m dating and my main reason for being has been to bring us closer together. My career is somewhat on the back burner, I’m not really trying to push that forward at the moment.
When it seems like this girl I’m dating is incompatible with me, instead I would focus on “feathering the nest,” creating an impressive lifestyle for a lucky lady to just walk into. All of my career moves have been mostly done for this purpose.
Rather than focus on a particular woman, I’d focus on the idea of a healthy relationship with the perfect partner.
When me and the girl I’m dating would fight, I’d examine the fight carefully because I hate fighting and would prefer to just never ever do that again, thank you very much. Of course, being non-confrontational is a bad personality trait, so I developed an approach for dealing with conflict that allows for controlled escalation and de-escalation. You can find it here.
Essentially, I’m creating the perfect life for myself and any lady that wants to share it with me. Right now I’m starting to work out the necessity to let partners enter and leave my kingdom as they wish.