Destiny Mindset

Is Asking for The Right Guy Too Much? When it comes to romantic relationships, various factors play a role in the overall stability, changeability, and success of a relationship. What is indicative of a successful relationship depends on the mindset of the individuals in the relationship. In trying to find the ideal partner, it can be seen with Molly from Insecure traits that are defined as holding the destiny mindset throughout the series. The destiny or fixed mindset refers to the belief that there is a perfect partner who is “the one” or a soulmate that exists for them. Though the degree to which one holds this mindset can vary, individuals who possess the destiny mindset believe that potential partners are either right or wrong for them. When signs of conflict arises, rather than trying to resolve any issues, ending the relationship is likely to occur. This is because when conflict does arise, this is interpreted as incompatibility between individuals as a whole thus being grounds to terminate the relationship. People who hold the destiny mindset more often than not end the relationship because the partner did not meet their expectations of …show more content…
Within this clip, Issa lists off reasons as why Molly continuously has short-lived romantic relationships; in short, Issa describes unfavorable characteristics that Molly uses to justify ending a relationship. A line from the scene “you act like finding someone is supposed to be some fairy tale, but it’s not. You’re impossible to please,” suggests that Molly is trying to or looking for the perfect partner and when one of the expectations are not met, she is done with the relationship. On the contrary, when the individual meets her high expectations, she seeks greater proximity and attachment to the point where, as Issa stated “[Molly] does too [redacted]