Don’t Give Up What Makes You Happy to Make Others Happy

Sometimes, life forces you to give up certain things. You do it because there are usually certain compensatory aspects to your actions and, overall, on balance, you’re still happy. However, this isn’t always the case. Indeed, you don’t always maintain that subtle point of equilibrium where everyone wins and no one loses. As a matter of fact, it’s pretty common in couple relationships for one of the partners to embargo their own happiness for the good of the other. You can give up the good to achieve the great. You can close a window knowing that there’s another door. However, you should…