By Wanique Block
Relationships are not easy. Love alone cannot sustain and maintain your relationships, therefore it requires effort from both partners.
Despite this many often confuse the difference between making a compromise in your relationships and settling.
Compromises and settling may seem similar but the reality is that they’re so different.
To compromise means to recognise that no one is perfect and that we all have differences.
Similarly, when compromising you are simply negotiating.
What does this mean? Well in a nutshell it means that decisions are made on what would be the best decision int the moment.
Compromising doesn’t feel like you are sacrificing your happiness, instead, it works because the energy is reciprocated.
Settling on the other hand is when you betray yourself or you allow others to betray who you are.
Meaning that despite all you’ve accepted like; lack of faithfulness, honesty, and/or respect, you continue to stay in that relationship.
When you have settled, you often feel “Stuck”, and usually stay without taking into account your own happiness and comfort.
On Feel Good with Andy Maqondwana, Andy delves into Compromising and settling. She asks listeners if they have ever settled or compromised in their relationships.
For more on this conversation, listen to the Feel Good podcast with Andy Maqondwana:
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