OPEN LETTERS

An Open Letter to Everyone in a Relationship

A relationship is 50/50, does that include the problems?

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Dear Absolutely Everyone in a Romantic Relationship,

Sometimes the problem is you. Sometimes the problem is them. Sometimes the problem is the lack of understanding, compassion, and support from either or both parties. Sometimes most petty problems in a relationship can be solved with one selfless act: compromise.

This letter is not to the cheaters, abusers, manipulators, or narcissists because those problems cannot be solved with compromise unless they compromise their negative behavior someplace else.

This letter is to address those that have a hard time letting go, adapting, understanding, habits, feelings, actions, and most importantly the behavior of the partner they are with. You must have deep, mature, psychological knowledge of human behavior in order to understand rooted conditioning of repeated behaviors, responses, and reactions.

What’s ironic is that we all experience some sort of childhood trauma that leeches onto our personalities, and yet we treat each other like “My problems are bigger than yours so understand me and do things the way I want.” If everyone adopts this selfish attitude, is there anyone left to say,