
Originally Posted by
Galen
Again your skewing my words. I'm not saying that religion is my biggest priority, I was using that as a hypothetical example of one case where compromise may or may not be worth the end result.
You said it yourself, everybody will have different priorities for what about themselves or their goals can be compromised for a relationship. You can't possibly say "no one has to change religions for a relationship to work" given the billions of humans on earth, each with highly varying degrees of religious adherence and fanaticism from none at all to stark raving mad. It's not even fair to say it's possible in some cases, because in many instances the necessary compromises will override whatever desires the people have in terms of life goals, personal interests, and desires in relationships. It's about as possible for me to make a three-way lovefest between Rick Santorum and Fred Phelps as it is for me to be an 15-foot gorilla in a cage at the Oakland Zoo. Something merely being possible does not make it practical or reasonable to do, nor does it in any way mean the thing will happen consistently.
Beg your pardon? You've been harping about the necessity of compromise in relationships this entire time.
Again with the naivete. Of course people choose easier options, because the harder options require far more work and compromise than both parties are willing to put up.
How old are you again? How many serious relationships have you been in?