wistful

I was translating a Chinese expression for a friend, and wistful came up.

I have also been thinking about this word because it sums up my attitude about men right now.

I meet great guys, lots of them. For some reason, there has not been one person, in the last five years, who makes me want to settle down.

It's partly me. I want to settle down, but I don't want to settle.

Still, I am ever the optimist. I am ready to plunge back to dating.

The word wistful doesn't have a place in my life any more because it implies regret. I don't regret not having found Mr. Right because I had to first define myself.