Accept that what you see is what you'll get. Once your relat... - Mary C. Lamia, The White Knight Syndrome: Rescuing Yourself from Your Need to Rescue Others

"Accept that what you see is what you'll get. Once your relationship becomes firmly established, your partner's personality and the way in which [he or] she treats you will most likely be what your future together will look like. Staying with a partner whom you hope will change usually results in disappointment."