compromise - i'm a huge believer in it. i believe that you simply cannot have a sustained long-term relationship with anyone without compromise. it does not matter if it is with your wife, husband, boyfriend, girlfriend, friend, acquaintance, boss, coworker, business partner - you get the point. compromise is extremely important, and if only one party decides to compromise, it is not enough. everyone has his or her breaking point, and once that point is reached it is hard to make amends.

however, there are some things that one should never compromise in - such as faith or conscience. but in terms of the less important things, no matter how petty it may seem, people need to learn that compromise is the heart and bond of a relationship and without it, it cannot survive.