I was on Twitter a few days ago and someone retweeted a person's tweet and it said: "If your not willing to sacrifice for a relationship then stay single". That started making me think. People say communication is key which is true, but in order to have an open and healthy relationship you have to be willing to sacrifice.
Dictionary.com defines sacrifice as: the surrender or destruction of something prized or desirable for the sake of something considered as having a higher or more pressing claim.
Isn't your significant other considered to hold a higher claim to you in your heart? I'm not saying give up everything that you love just to be with someone but cut back on the things that you do. If you were going to the club six times a month when you were single then cut it down to 2 or 3 now that your in a relationship. But depending on how your significant other feels they may not have a problem with it. Or if you spend a lot of time with your friends then cut back on that to give your partner the time he or she desires.
Now, there's a bad side to sacrificing. Sometimes people allow or pressure their partner into making them sacrifice family or friends or even their kids. When I describe sacrifice I'm meaning cut back not CUT OFF. Never allow anyone to cut you off from the people you love.
I hope for the people that read this and are in relationships you have a discussion with your significant other about sacrifice and have it be a peaceful conversation not a "I gave up this and that up for you" kind of conversation.
For the single people like me I hope this gets ingrained in your minds for the next relationship you enter into.
Thanks for reading!
(John 3:16)
if someone isn't willing to sacrifice for you and you notice your the one doing all the sacrificing then you need to take a step back and reevaluate the relationship and take a true deeper look at the person you decided to be with.
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that is sooo true. relationships are about give and take, but not tic for tac. u sacrifice because of the love you have for your significant other. the people in your life who matter shouldn't mind you cutting back on time spent, as long as you still make time to spend with them.
Very true statement..Isn't every relationship about sacrifice? That's what people fail to realize. See how your significant other, or soon to be significant makes sacrifices for others, because if they don't sacrifice much for others they care about, what makes you think that they will sacrifice for you? Especially when it really matters.
ReplyDeletesacrifice is tricky...i think there can be things u dont want to cut down on. but ur partner may want you to. Life is alway full of decisions!
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