Let your relationship goals reach you. Goal like “find perfect partner” fixes ego lack, promises happiness. Unhappy ego can’t fix itself: resists change, reaffirms hurt. More motion, more pain. Fix future-focused, evades now. Ego projects perfect romance, anchors pain evasion. Even achieved, ego untouched—pushes fix ahead. Dating goals often rationalize: “single because past, perfect love fixes.” Nothing changes, comforting stasis. Goal scapegoat, not solution. Fake unicorn: ideal mate.