"She wants you to be with someone who's perfect for you, and it'll take some time for her to realise that what she wants doesn't exist." It wasn't an unreasonable expectation that no other parent would have - it was just unreasonable in the sense that her daughter's relationships were, like her own, going to be about compromises and middle grounds.

"I think you ought to worry more about whether he's up to your standards. Your mother will come around whether she likes it or not."