Four Alternatives to Compromise for Resolving Conflict and Relationship Differences

Compromise should be a last resort for resolving differences in a relationship and here’s why:

When you “compromise” you are giving up some of what you want/need to meet in the middle somewhere with your partner. If you do this often enough you will find yourself sacrificing too much to make the relationship work and will resent your partner and be unhappy.

Here’s an example: In my first marriage my wife and I always compromised on movies. She loved “chick flicks” and heartwarming anim...