By Dr. Corey Allan
Originally posted July 13, 2010.
How does compromise play out your marriage?
One thing I constantly hear is that a good relationship must involve compromise. Pretty much every relationship book or expert out there agrees on this.
So we’re all on the same page, the dictionary defines compromise as: an agreement or a settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions.
I define compromise as each party goes away equally unhappy.
I don’t believe in compromise.
When you get right down to what happens in most every marriage, most people don’t compromise, they cave.
Most people, especially Nice Guys, pleasers, and fixers, give in to others as a way to manage their own anxiety and discomfort with conflict. They... More...
