Any relationship requires some degree of compromise. Whether it's your other half, your boss, your colleagues or your friends, we can't agree on everything. Compromise can be a very tricky thing to achieve. What's touted as a meet-in-the-middle, a win-win solution can sometimes feel like a lose-lose scenario for both parties involved.

Compromise is sometimes the only way to move forward and make progress. But at other times, you may feel that by compromising you are being too much of a pushover. Compromising at every turn isn't good for your relationships in the long run. You need to be able to assert your needs and requirements as well as working to meet those of others. You're an equal player in any relationship and should be able to retain your integrity and sense of self, even when working to overcome conflicts of interest or disagreements.