I think that the fault of men..[myself included when i was young] was that we get too caught up on looks and being one up on everyone else. The fact is as you quite rightly point out is that just like the person who thinks they are the BEST fighter, there will always be someone bigger and better..I agree that the same applies to partners, no matter how good you think your partner looks, there will always be someone that much better looking..

So for I think I got to a point where I simply stopped trying to find THAT woman, and at the time i was stuck on stupid so my woman had to have the 'Hollywood' looks.. And i just tried to find someone i could:

(a) have fun with,
(b) Have a shared ambition
(c) wanted to be adventurous..
(d) hardworking..

I think when i came to that conclusion i was a lot happier and I was much more settled.. I think if you get stuck at comparing and contrasting which is what most men do, whether they admit or not..then you will always be unhappy and unsettled imo...

So my opinion to the author of this thread is to relax, and look to build instead of trying to find that ready to wear perfect woman...