ProlificNeeds -> RE: Deal Breakers Anyone? (9/30/2011 10:13:29 AM)
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In the realm of things you come across often... I'd say the biggest deal breaker is the unwillingness to compromise. If I accepted someone as they are, and then they went and made a change.. say, they suddenly started using drugs for whatever reason, I wouldn't toss them right off, I'd have to lay it out the terms of what it means in order to stay. IE, I don't mind if someone smokes a little whacky weed, provided it's never in my house, or present on his person when we're together. Same with the cleanliness, I actually had a partner who started growing very slovenly. I told him point blank, 'clean up, keep clean, or I'm not touching you'. At the same time I was willing to help him with his laundry if he found it so onerous a task. A lot of times people change because something has happened, if they've changed to adopted a bad habit or behavior, I at least try to find out why, and help them correct it if they want help correcting it. If they refuse to compromise, then there's no space to 'work together' any more and that's when it's time to part ways.
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