I never call it lowering your standards, because essentially you shouldn't be doing that. What I always say is to open your eyes, throw out any most pre-conceived notions of "how he should be", and then you'll realize there are actually more men that already are up-to-standard than you probably knew about. I guess I get in relationships easy because I see most men as "workable" as opposed to sitting there picking them apart. I focus on pros with guys and not cons, except extreme stuff like if he's a cheater or something. Maybe I just love dudes and all, but it's hard to pick one, it's like going to the humane society to pick up a kitten but then realizing they're all awesome kitties and you want them all, but sadly can only pick one.
Moral of the story, I think: Most guys are awesome kitties.