Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about relationships, personality, and everyday psychology. Real compromise is less “your way or mine” and more “let’s cook ...

The “fifty-fifty rule” refers to the idea that both partners contribute equally to maintaining the health of their relationship. However, this doesn’t mean that everything is divided down the middle, ...

Compromise is a major strategy for conflict resolution and is essential for any working relationship—whether in our personal lives, the workplace, in our communities or as citizens. But it’s clearly ...