Compromise Couples

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" Compromise can be an effective method for managing conflict and differences but its not always the best choice" (Eilerman Para#6)." It is not a win-win solution but can be a win lose agreement" (Eilerman Para#4). Both sides get something of what they want but not all of what they want. It can be seen as something that can be had instead of lost and both sides can be satisfied. People just don’t compromise with other people. A person can compromise with themselves. There maybe two decisions to make a solution. A person can look at the good and bad of the situation and come to a compromise that would fit themselves. This can go on through out life from childhood and into adulthood. It is a never ending part of living and learning. Compromise …show more content…

It may help living together or making a very important future decision. Each decision can be from what to eat to what time would be good for the meal. Couples can use compromise to decide new career's and job relocations. Learning to compromise can help a relationship grow and become a tool of learning one another's personalities. Raising a family is full of uses for compromising. Children can be shown compromise at a early age. For example, good behavior can award while bad will be punished. Another example for families to use compromise is for deciding how much money should be used on a daily bases. In what neighborhood to live in to raise the family. Deciding on where to take the family on a vacation for the summer. Compromising can help keep a family happy and healthy by keeping in balance. Compromising can help shopping by deciding which store to go too. What your looking for in the store, how much money your willing to spend. You can also decide if something is important enough to buy or if you can do without it. But families may not always last with compromise. Compromise can bring out hardship between a family. One person can throw a good balance out the window. "The compromise model of conflict resolution rarely succeeds or sustains with conflict" (Bedrick

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