How to Compromise in a Relationship

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"Politics, it is said, is the art of compromise. But how do you compromise in a relationship? This is Dr. Paul, author of "Boomer Girls, A Boomer Woman's Guide to Men and Dating". Very, very significant area this area of compromising in a relationship. A critically important one, however. In some ways you need to be a politician. And the best way is to remember a give and take scenario. For example, you're a man and you're significant other says, "hey, I want you to go shopping with me". Fine. Go along with it. And then say, "I think that's a good idea. And maybe you can go shopping with me". So it's kind of like a teeter totter with kids that are going back and forth. It's a good thing because it does one more thing. Compromise in a relationship gives trust and understanding. It's a bonding mechanism too. And I understand that both a male and female may ask for things in a quote/unquote testing situation which I don't recommend because that's game playing. But to some degree it's going to happen. The best information that I can give you in a compromise is allow it to occur because it enhances bonding. This is Dr. Paul. May your fantasies of today be your realities of tomorrow."