Can a relationship be strong

It depends on what we are giving up. A good relationship is based on some type of compromise on both sides ,but we should not give up everything that makes us happy in order to make the other person happy. In order to make others happy ,we need to be happy ourselves.

Bala, I feel a relationship, more than anything else, is perceiving the delicate nuances and adjust oneself according to that. That , i guess, is termed compromise, adjustment, giving up or giving in. This is very important and many a times more important than love itself. So, life is but compromise to the extent that it doesn't squeeze out the values inside you. Thanks.

It can if both people involved in the relationship are open-minded and agree to disagree. But this is an ideal situation and not everyone is large-hearted and unselfish. So, under practical circumstances, I feel there is should be adjustment and give and take from BOTH the people involved or else the relationship cannot be strong. Adjustment from one person alone can give rise to resentment from that person if the other person does the taking alone (all the time).

Well....if you give up that is not very strong...is it? Unless. of course, it also takes strength for a person to know when to walk away. But also adjusting things? I have adjusted and my relationship still sucks. And I have learned to walk away AND to fight....so, where have I gone wrong that I am so done with men?

I do not believe that it can. A relationship becomes stronger through compromise, arguements, adjustments, and disagreements. This is how we get to know each other better. If a relationship never has these things then it is not a real relationship.

There's no perfect relationship. Someone always has to sacrifice in order to keep the relationship going. Loving someone despite the imperfections he/she has is in a way a sacrifice and you must learn to accept him/her the ways he/she is...