Does he ever compromise for you? If you don’t have give and take then you are controlling and abusive.
2026-07-14 19:02:00
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daohoaycua :
That’s not always the case for a lot of people. You got lucky with the holidays; the reality for most people is having to pick one side for each event and that means one side has to miss out. It’s a not bad thing to compromise and sacrifice is natural in a relationship as long as there’s give and take.
2026-06-29 21:51:15
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aish :
What’s the point of being in a lifelong partnership if the other person doesn’t even make compromises for you and vice versa? That happens in every relationship let alone a marriage. What happens when the time does come for a compromise? You just call it quits?? Huhhhh
2026-06-29 22:45:10
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Cristal 🫦💅🏻 :
I usually agree with you on ur opinions but I don’t agree with this. Like u said you got Lucky that your man celebrates holidays on different dates but that’s not always the case. I feel like not wanting to be with someone just because of the fact that his family celebrates a holiday on the same day the whole country and/or world does is inconsiderate. I understand wanting to celebrate holidays with ur family but if ur man’s family celebrates it on the same day yall have to either celebrate separately or make some compromise. Compromises include one year with one family and then the next with the other or every year go to both family’s events.
2026-06-29 23:17:28
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James :
The idea that relationships are about compromise is so ingrained that people defend it without thinking. Relationships are NOT about compromise. They're about collaboration to meet everyone's needs. The hard work is to understand what we truly need to find solutions so that NOBODY has to compromise. It's almost always possible. And then zero resentment
2026-06-30 03:38:50
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Ghosty :
Tbh idk why people have the need to celebrate with their partners families. For the holidays, you go to your family and they go to their family. Celebrate separately then together after
2026-06-29 22:12:40
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pocket sand :
I just force my family and inlaws to do everything together.
2026-06-29 22:03:28
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Dusty | Midwest Cozy 🆘🇺🇸 :
We don't compromise. We collaborate. My husbands family decided when his sister got married to do Christmas on Christmas Eve to make things easier for in laws. We work together on the rest when and if they come up. But our family comes first, not the families we came from
2026-06-30 01:49:32
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arivera2k18 :
I don’t judge it’s your relationship, but you’re advising people to not compromise, and examples you gave were just situations where you happen to not have to compromise because it already worked out. Maybe I’m missing something, but are there any examples you can give where you two didn’t have everything just work well already and how you’ve avoided having to compromise when you two didn’t completely agree on a decision you had to make?
2026-06-30 19:32:52
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Iheartthe90s :
This is just one example though and life is made up of millions of (often tiny) decisions like where to eat, where to go on vacation, what to do on a Friday night, what movie to watch. I don’t think it’s possible for you to say that neither of you had ever made any compromises on things like that. And that’s what makes up day-to-day life.
2026-06-30 16:44:12
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Joan Austin :
Surely this doesn’t mean that if both of your families did thanksgiving on Thursday and you had to trade years that that would be a dealbreaker? Maybe I’m in the details too much but I’m having trouble imagining never making a sacrifice or a change to be with my wife.
2026-06-30 11:56:07
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💜✨Rachel✨💜 :
I like your Gryffindor and Slytherin hair
2026-06-29 22:21:11
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DeannaMullins :
Your points are completely valid. I also think that compromise can be relationship-affirming, if the compromise is bi-directional done with thoughtful intention. There should not be the assumption that the compromise will always go one way.
2026-07-07 18:22:36
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Latcady :
God this is refreshing and makes so much sense. ✨👏🏻
2026-06-29 21:48:54
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Noah :
Oxford study
2026-07-01 07:22:38
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ari 🌸 :
People are missing the point. Find someone who aligns with how you want to live your life so you don’t have to make big sacrifices and constant compromise on things that hold great importance to you.
2026-06-30 17:37:19
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Taylor :
Holy bean soup comments Batman
2026-06-30 00:54:03
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yesiguesshaha :
This is so smart
2026-06-29 22:14:00
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Victoria :
this is so real. I genuinely think about this a lot because I'm not willing to miss holidays with my family especially because my dad died young and my mom is now sick. we have limited time with our families.
2026-06-29 22:02:34
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Dazai'sjuicyoiledahhsucker :
FIRST
2026-06-29 21:22:59
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H :
My man gives me whatever I want
2026-06-29 22:19:44
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Gabriel buns :
compromise is very important. if both families celibated the same thing, which is likely compromise would be needed
2026-07-01 14:43:00
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Hassan_Dislogical ☀️ :
What is a compromise? it can range from something huge like not having kids to something miniscule like going to a different place for dinner
2026-06-30 16:29:28
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Pomoapple :
collaboration > compromise
instead of saying "we have to do xyz, sorry but maybe we'll do what you want next time" it's better to say "we both want something specific, let's work to figure out how we can both walk away satisfied"
2026-06-30 20:18:41
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