Find out if you are “The Reacher” or “The Settler” in a relationship.
Every good relationship is said to have a Settler and a Reacher. Episode 13 of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 tackles on the occurrence of a settler and a reacher in a relationship.
The sensitive Marshall was stunned when he found out that Lily isn’t jealous of his friendship with the hottie Jenkins. He asked Ted and Robin’s advise and found out about him being a reacher.
The Reacher
The reacher reaches for someone out of their league. According to Robin Scherbatsky, the settler is the best that reacher is ever going to get.
The Settler
The settler settles for someone below theirs and is seldom jealous.
While the show makes it clear that you can’t be both at the same time, I think there’s always a part of a person in a relationship who settles for someone below theirs as there is a part who tries to reach for his/her partner.
Are you the reacher or the settler?
