LOL, M, it could just be that my standards for exceptional are pretty low, but, ....
Someone asked me a few months back to describe my ideal woman. I said that of course she needed to be attractive, but, I wanted to meet a non-smoker with high self-esteem, a college graduate who isn't an alcoholic or who uses illicit drugs, who isn't on anti-depressants, is in shape because she works out, not because she starves herself. This really isn't that high of a bar to meet.
So, my new girl is a 5'10" 145lb part time yoga instructor with 2 undergrad degrees and working on her MBA. She's a gourmet cook and wine aficionado who is also an expert skier and loves motorcycling, dancing, and the great outdoors. On top of all that, she thinks I'm the bomb.
Perhaps that doesn't rise to the level of truly exceptional for everyone, but, for me right now it does present something of a quandary.