to strive for excellence is to feel excellent.

(In response to Unknown_Romeo)

Then it's best to leave.

But I think the best relationships usually start with couples who met before they reached the age of maturity. I've heard lot's of good stories about couples who were high school sweethearts and about how they end up being happily married for life.

For one thing they can share the same memories, shape each other's goals and lives to make better choices, and they no doubt protect each other from many things in life that happen to single people when they're young and throughout life. That's the point in having a partner in life, to share everything with and not do it all alone. What's the point when you've already done it all alone?

If you came here in the hope of finding true love, get prepared for the truth about internet love.

^^Haha...Reminds of the time an 'adult' asked me if you spell cat with a K or a C..I'm a chitty speller ...Even so, I was too shocked to answer....

hadn't seen my ex for several years and we ran into each other a month before my birthday.
I think he meant to say my birthday is coming up. but he asked, you still have the same birthday, right?
so I said no. I was born to a new set of parents and my birthday is on july 4. don't you see all the fireworks they have in my honor?

Hmmm.
What occurs to me is, if he also clicked 'Yes' or 'Maybe' and you
did indeed click the same, when he shows up as a Mutual Match you
can delete him immediately (little box with an 'x' next to his name
on your MM page.)

Also, he may still appear as a MM option which means you could
say 'No' next time.