My Mistress' Eyes by William Shakespeare really showed how the imperfections of a couple make a true relationship. Also, it shows how a man looks to his woman. Throughout pretty much the entire poem, the first twelve lines, the speaker is addressing how his girl is not perfect. The tone almost comes across as insulting to her. "My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun" , "I have seen roses (of different colors), red and white, but no such roses see I in her cheeks" , "And in some perfumes is there more delight than in the breath that from my mistress reeks" (Shakespeare, 885). I do not see how those would be compliments to any woman. I know I would be extremely offended.
"And yet," (Shakespeare, 885), there is a shift in the poem, right at the very end. The last two lines reveal the speakers reason for basically putting down his mistress. He says that despite the many faults and imperfects, he still could not compare her to anyone else. He is completely drawn to her alone. This last line is a bit ironic. He expresses that he can't compare her to anyone, and yet, he had been comparing her to anything and everything the entire first twelve lines of the poem.
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