Compromise In The Lovers Dictionary

A quote by Ali Harris explains compromise is the main key to a healthy relationship. The quote says “Compromise is what binds people together. Compromise is sharing and conciliatory, it is loving and unselfish”. Ali Harris emphasizes the importance of compromise and its importance in a relationship by specifying that it is what binds people together. Throughout the novel in The Lovers Dictionary written by David Leviathan, the narrator seems to most likely disagree with the quote, and just in general disagree with compromise. Throughout the novel The Lovers Dictionary, there seems to be a great amount of moments which the narrator seems to be in a troubled relationship, or in a relationship the narrator does not want to be in. At one moment the narrator explains “sometimes during sex, I wish there was a button on the small of your back that I could press and cause you to be done with it already.”(Pg.20) The narrator explains how he or she feels during intimacy, but not to his …show more content…
The narrator explains “Even if you’re the victor, you’ve hurt the other person, and there has to be some loss associated with that” (Pg.8). The narrator is hurt that he or she has lost the argument, but there was no compromise used to fix the problem or reflect any ideas in which can help solve the problem. Yes, the narrator does explain that she is hurt because of a silly argument that turned into a big one, but how does it help the situation by keeping these feelings in. The narrator also says that “there has to be some loss associated with that” (Pg.8). This concludes the idea that the narrator did not come to an understanding with the partner because there still seems to be some hurt feelings. The narrator did not agree with the idea of compromise after he or she said that because the narrator has already made up his or her mind on the situation without talking to the significant