I think one of the major problems in relationships is when two individuals think they have to become one person. In that, they come to believe that because they are in love, they and their partner have to have one of everything (likes, hobbies, preferences).
But when they see that in reality, it is not practical, they falsely think a relationship with that person isn’t possible because that person doesn’t “get” them or they are not the “right one” for them.
But We need to realise that a relationship works not because two people become one and lose themself, but because two individuals learn to accommodate the differences while maintaining their own identities.
That is not to say compromise is not a major component of relationships because really, acknowledging, understanding and accepting the differences is the only way we can come to a compromise that doesn’t rob us of our individual identities in relationships.
