{"id":65872,"date":"2024-10-31T11:14:57","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T10:14:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paarbalance.de\/kompromisse-in-der-beziehung\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T08:12:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T06:12:56","slug":"kompromisse-in-der-beziehung","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paarbalance.de\/en\/kompromisse-in-der-beziehung\/","title":{"rendered":"Compromises in relationships: Where they help & when they hurt"},"content":{"rendered":"

Standard Blog-Post<\/span>Author: <\/span>Dr. Judith Gastner<\/a><\/span>Paartherapeutin und Psychotherapeutin<\/span>Category:<\/span>Kommunikation<\/a><\/span>Article last updated on 12.12.2025 <\/span><\/span>Quality assurance<\/span><\/strong>Prof. Dr. Dr. Ludwig Schindler<\/span><\/a>Share this article \ud83d\udc47\ud83c\udffb<\/span><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a>[tcb-script]document.addEventListener(“DOMContentLoaded”, function() { const copyLinks = document.querySelectorAll(“.copy-link”); copyLinks.forEach(link => { link.addEventListener(“click”, function(event) { event.preventDefault(); const textToCopy = “https:\/\/www.paarbalance.de\/zweite-chancen-in-der-beziehung\/”; navigator.clipboard.writeText(textToCopy).then(function() { alert(“Link wurde in die Zwischenablage kopiert!”); }).catch(function(error) { alert(“Fehler beim Kopieren des Links: ” + error); }); }); });});[\/tcb-script]\"Illustration<\/span><\/p>\n

“People who love each other and are a good match almost always have similar needs.”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Is there any truth to that or not?!<\/p>\n

Looking at couples on social media or Getty Images, you might actually think that true relationship happiness means absolute harmony. And that conflicts, going it alone, and compromises are only for second-rate couples who simply can’t do any better…<\/p>\n

Of course, it’s pleasant when two people want the same thing at the same moment.<\/strong><\/p>\n

But anyone who seriously believes that having the same needs (or the same opinion or the same plans…) is a prerequisite for things to feel right<\/em> with the other person is making life incredibly difficult for themselves.<\/p>\n

Disagreements, conflicting expectations, or differing desires exist wherever people meet.<\/strong><\/p>\n

They are therefore completely ‘normal’ – and of course can be found every day in happy and healthy partnerships.<\/p>\n

But what does that mean for everyday life and shared life as a couple?<\/strong><\/p>\n