Patient's checklist for a partner includes: 6'2", owns property, emotionally available, great with dogs, funnier than them, and never mentions an ex. No human has yet qualified.
The bar rises with age.
None. Compromise is considered settling.
Patients with Terminal Impossible-Standard Romance typically present with some or all of the following:
This is the Institute's entry for Terminal Impossible-Standard Romance — a terminal condition cataloged for archival purposes and shared for patient use. No prescription exists. No intervention has been shown effective. Recognition is the primary benefit of diagnosis.
Formal name: Standardis superhumanus obligatorius. Not found in the DSM-5 or ICD-11. Found, routinely, in the patient population.
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