A partner controlling and manipulating you into doing what they want ALL the time is not considered support or compromise.
Giving props and accolades to a partner who does something once in a while that they are supposed to be doing in the first place is enabling undesirable behaviors…and then patting them on the back for it.
A good intentioned person will pat someone on their back as a way of reinforcing good behaviors.
Dependent on the personality type of the person you are dealing with…it may not work out that way.
Take a close look at your own circumstances to decide if this is working out for YOU.
Consider and reconsider who is in a backbend pose most of the time.
Is it you who is left with a backache?
Compromise, reciprocity, real support is the basis of a healthy relationship.
It is a requirement…not a once in a while applauded accomplishment.
