Wake Up Call

LIE : You think by giving more and accepting less, you are the bigger person
TRUTH : You do not have to give up who you are or what you enjoy. Why please someone else at your own expenses?

LIE : You think that by working at it, the other person will change.
TRUTH : You're only one part of the relationship. If the other person doesn't change, it won't work.

LIE : You think that by not telling your friends, your are protecting them from an uneasy truth that they don't need to know.
TRUTH: You're just protecting yourself from judgment and your partner from what you both are not proud of.

ader pahem!

*source: Reader's Digest Feb '09*