This Is What You Signed Up For...

(This picture above is titled, Frustration)

...I have a friend who is dating a girl. Him and his girl had such a strong connection as friends that it evolved into a relationship, but of course every relationship has its problems. The biggest problem he has with her is that he has made a tremendous amount of changes for this girl, which is fine because he wanted to, but it seems as if his girl is not willing to do the same...

... I was reading an article about dating and relationships and it said: "Compromise is undoubtedly the key to many problems we face. We are so set in our ways that only our way will do. And so arises the great problem in dating and relationships. If only we could compromise, then we would be better placed to find common ground and work things out." This statement is how my friend feels. He feels that his girl is so set in her ways, she's not even willing to change a little for him. When they have argued, she throws everything on him and everything is his fault. When he finally mustered up the courage to tell her about herself, her response was: This is what you signed up for. That statement hit him like a ton of bricks. Last night they had another tense encounter and once she left, he said he went to bed and that statement "This is what you signed up for" kept replaying in his head over and over. He feels frustration, anger, sadness because he would do anything for this girl, but he doesn't know now if she would do the same for him...

...His girl is so set in her ways and he thinks she knows that but it's almost like she doesn't care about his feelings. He feels that there is nothing more he can do. His girlfriend has been so hard on him that it has gotten to the point where it is like what more can he take? What does he do from here...IDK

...In my opinion, relationships are an agreement that 2 people make to be committed to each other and work through the problems that they have which may include making compromise. What do you do when you feel that the relationship is one-sided? Something to think about...

Until next time, SF