When you’re swiping through a dating app and find yourself rejecting person after person, it’s worth asking: Are your standards too high? But what kind of high standards are actually self-sabotaging, and which ones are worth keeping? The Most Common High Standards Dating Experts SeeFrom physical traits to lifestyle preferences, dating experts have heard just about every standard one could set. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement Advertisement“I actually push back on the idea of having standards that are ‘too high’ entirely,” she told HuffPost. An emotionally unavailable person might actively avoid the right person.”Sometimes high standards have nothing to do with finding the right person.