I don’t know the actual real world application of compromise. I haven’t catalogued any instances of disagreement wherein myself or another party were equally unhappy with a decision. If any exist, I do not know of it. To my knowledge, either I got my way and was satisfied, I didn’t get my way and believe the outcome was positive, or I was unhappy with the outcome and think it was the wrong decision altogether.
Therefore, I am unfamiliar with giving up, specifically in a relationship. In all instances I know of, I have taken each and every relationship to the absolute limit of what I believe it should be, and either it succeeded or fell into ruin. I have not given up, and I have never compromised.
I do not understand how this works, so I dislike it. Perhaps it is a necessary part of life. For now, it is confusing. To me, the answer is always “try harder”, but I’m not so sure anymore.
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