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This made me think of a quote (but I can't remember who said it), it goes something like, 'love is not finding the person you can live with, it's finding the person you can't live without.'

Settling, in my opinion, would be finding the person you can live with. Compromising is making it so you can live with the person you can't live without.

Edit: And no, I don't think everyone does it, but I think it's easy to say you are, if you aren't completely happy in the relationship.

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Originally Posted by snowy (Post 2515290)

My significant other completes me in ways no other person could. I didn't "settle" into this relationship. I love him despite the fact he's a vegetarian, a Pacific Green, and a Nader fan. Those things are inconsequential in comparison to how he cares for me, loves me, and moreover, puts up with me.

We all must eventually compromise in our relationships in order to sustain them, but that is not settling. That is deciding that you have something worth working for.

I completely agree. There is a difference between settling and compromise. No one person is perfect but I do believe everyone can find the right person to complete them. I love my husband even though there are many things he likes to do that I don't. You just need to realize that everyone needs there "alone" time to do what they enjoy. Opposites attract because if you loved all the same things then what is there to talk about. REALLY. Its finding a person that loves you no matter what happens in life. Change is inevitable.

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Originally Posted by dd3953 (Post 2657233)

Thats the quote Dave and I used for our wedding program :)