Compromise is the golden rule of relationships, or so we are told. We are taught to meet in the middle. But in many dynamics, the “middle” is a moving target that always seems to shift closer to one person’s comfort zone. When compromise becomes a one-way street, it transforms into silent control. It isn’t aggressive or loud; it is a slow erosion of your boundaries under the guise of fairness. You think you are being a good partner, but you are actually being annexed.
