{"id":120544,"date":"2020-09-29T11:00:50","date_gmt":"2020-09-29T10:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/?p=120544"},"modified":"2023-03-02T17:38:56","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T17:38:56","slug":"compromise-in-relationships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/compromise-in-relationships.htm","title":{"rendered":"Compromise in Relationships – the Good, the Bad, and How to Tell the Difference"},"content":{"rendered":"
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photo by Chris Liverani<\/p><\/div>\n

by Andrea M. Darcy<\/span><\/p>\n

Unless you are dating or friends<\/a> with your own personal clone, you are going to<\/strong> at some point face a difference of opinion. How you compromise in relationships will either make or eventually break your connection<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Define compromise in relationships?<\/span><\/h3>\n

Compromise in relationships is about meeting in the middle.<\/strong><\/p>\n

You find a solution that might not be exactly what you want, or they want, but is the closest to pleasing you both than other available options.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

You want to stay home and watch a film, they want to go out dancing.<\/strong> You compromise by going out to the theatre. They get out of the house and get to be around people, you get to escape into a story. Your needs are met.<\/p>\n

Of course compromise in romantic relationships can be about much bigger issues.<\/strong> It can be about having children<\/a>, getting married<\/a>, and where you end up living<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Good compromise, bad compromise?<\/span><\/h3>\n