You're absolutely right that relationships take work. They take A LOT of work. And like you said, they also take compromise. The thing that makes a relationship work is this: the person you're with has to make you feel happier/more fulfilled than the things you had to compromise. This is where the work comes in- both of the parties involved have to take the time and care to make each other happy, and to maintain the relationship. In my opinion, communication is the most important thing in a relationship- and sacrifice is up there, too. A good relationship doesn't require you to give up the things most important to you- morals, values, etc... but it DOES require you to sacrifice certain things that go with the freedom of being single. And a good relationship, no, a GREAT relationship is worth that. And it can be done
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If I read this just 24 hours ago, I would get upset. But after the horrible night I had last night I totally agree with you. I guess I put too much hope and faith and security into a life I was promised but promises never seem to be kept and someone always breaks them. Its just hard when you're the person that had their heart set on it and couldn't wait to spend your life with the person you love with all your heart and thought they did too even if they always talked about the future and said they couldn't wait to spend the rest of their life with you... only to find out that because of something in the past they want and couldn't have then wants them now they're willing to jepordize your whole relationship and friendship over. Like your whole relationship was just the next best thing. Relationships are work and that work never ends and both people have to be willing to work on it together. It can't just be one person willing to work... no matter how much that person wants it to work and would do just about anything for the
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