“In long-term relationships, we are called upon to navigate that delicate balance between separateness and connectedness. We confront the challenge of sustaining both, without losing either,” by Harriet Lerner. When a person falls in love with an individual, they are no longer a single soul, another human being is involved with their own mind, thoughts, needs, along with more. This means that everything is no longer about you, though is regarding what can be done to compose time for the partner involved. They become two pieces of a puzzle; the picture cannot be complete without them both involved. A long-term love is something that manifests through compromises in one another 's daily life.
Compromise expresses the subject of two people putting differences aside and figuring out how to be content with a worked out decision. If a compromise is not put into thought when you have a partner, a relationship can become unhealthy. Your partner may decide they do not appreciate the girl you talk to at work. Although you may find this to be absurd, you must put your partner 's thoughts and values in mind. What if she disagrees with your attention displayed on a being that isn 't her? You put yourself in her place and agree to follow forward the relation as solely business oriented.
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I have a friend who has been with her boyfriend, and her baby 's father, for nine years. She is 23 years old and I have been there for a lot of it. I saw the fights and arguments, I saw the tears and the laughter and the goofy dinner dates. I saw their hearts break from time to time but they always made amends. The reason their relationship pushes through longer than most is because they know each other enough to know when to change for the better. The compromises they make for one another through these nine years preserves the relationship and fill it with joy. Their relationship proves to me a true long term relationship is 100%