Cover 100% of expenses, insisting they job hunt full-time (even if they want a break)

Negotiate cost-sharing (e.g., you pay 60%, they use savings for 40%), supporting new career exploration

Complain 'Why are you so lazy?' reducing date spending

Maintain your routine: 'This is your problem, don’t interfere with my Overwatch time'

Post couple photos/locations daily, liking every post on their feed

1-2 high-quality posts monthly (e.g., festival videos together), keeping personal hobbies visible

Hide relationship status, fearing it will ruin your 'single vibe'

Deactivate social media, refusing to share any private life

Stay up all night chatting/walking, skipping work the next day to sleep

Suggest sleep aids (white noise apps, meditation), while maintaining your own sleep schedule

Move to the couch: 'You’re keeping me up too'

Use noise-cancelling headphones to game: 'I can’t help, see a doctor'

Cut gaming from 20 to 5 hours weekly, joining all their social events

Schedule 'game nights' (Tue/Thu) and 'date nights' (weekends) with clear boundaries

Refuse to change: 'Gaming is my life—take it or leave it'

Demand they game with you, refusing dates otherwise

Pawn collectibles for their wishlist luxury item, eating ramen for a week

Handmade gifts + experiences (DIY photo album + pottery class), 15% of monthly disposable income

Buy last-minute Amazon gift card with note 'Spend as you like'

Text 'Happy anniversary,' pretending to forget

Demand real-time location sharing, video calls every night

Say 'Stay safe,' ask 'Any interesting stories from the trip?' when they’re back

Sarcastic: 'Had fun with XX, didn’t you?' giving 24-hour silent treatment

Don’t care, focusing on your new game DLC

Become an expert, knowing more than them (e.g., studying Westerosi history for their GoT love)

Attend 1-2 events (their band’s concert), actively listening to their enthusiasm

Mock their passion: 'Aren’t you too old for this?'

Refuse to engage: 'Can’t we just keep our hobbies separate?'

Write a long email apologizing for everything, even if not your fault

After 24 hours, use 'I statements': 'I felt hurt when...'

Hint at their fault on social media, waiting for them to apologize first

Go drinking, texting 'We need space',

Changing for them proves your love (e.g., becoming extroverted from introverted)

Support maintaining core selves, growing together through compromise

Demand they align with your goals (e.g., you learn coding, they must learn design)

Believe 'relationships shouldn’t change people,' refusing all compromise

Feel your gifts are inadequate, ordering a new Switch immediately

Thank them: 'You remembered my retro gaming love!' returning their favorite used vinyl

Frown: 'This is what you got me? Everyone else gives new stuff'

Resell it: 'I don’t want second-hand items'

Pay 80%, requiring them to log every expense detail

Split by income ratio (you earn more, pay 60%), reviewing statements monthly

Pay only your share to the cent, refusing to cover their coffee

Refuse a joint account: 'My money is my business'

Cancel your long-planned gaming tournament to console them

Balance support and self-needs: 'I need to finish this tournament, but we’ll talk afterward'

Blame them for being too emotional: 'Can’t you be less sensitive?'

Activate 'emotional mute,' proceeding with your plans as usual

Throw a surprise party with all friends, forcing them to socialize all night

Customize based on their preferences (e.g., Marvel marathon at home + homemade cake)

Buy a card, saying 'We’ll celebrate later'

D. Forget, dismissing it with 'I don’t keep track of small things'

Personal space = not loving them, demanding 24/7 location updates

2 'single days' weekly for independent activities, sharing stories before bed

Allow your own space but demand they’re available on call

See 'personal space' as a breakup sign, refusing to discuss it

Hire a relationship coach, sending flowers/love letters daily

Ask calmly: 'What issues do you see? Are you open to working on them together?'

Threaten: 'If you leave, I’ll destroy all your collectibles'

Agree immediately: 'I thought so too,' deleting them instantly

Enroll in immersion school, aiming for fluency in 6 months

Learn daily phrases and their local slang, using translation apps for complex talks

Refuse: 'Speak English—It’s the international language'

Think it’s unnecessary: 'We don’t need words to connect'

Use all connections to pave their way, even exaggerating in recommendations

Write honest recommendations, introducing contacts but respecting their choices

Refuse: 'Don’t rely on me for your career'

Demand reciprocity: 'I’ll help if you get me that rare gaming account'

Abandon your values to match theirs (e.g., stop recycling because they oppose it)

Hold a 'values workshop' to find compromises (e.g., recycling at home but not nagging them)

Belittle their values: 'Your ideas are naive'

Avoid discussion: 'Let’s not talk about serious stuff'

Pretend it’s fine, keeping a mental list to bring up in future fights

Clearly express disappointment: 'This game was important to me—I’m sad you forgot'

Yell: 'You don’t care about me at all!'

Indifferent: 'You never understood my hobbies anyway'

Transfer all savings to a joint account, letting them manage it entirely

Create a 'shared fund + personal accounts' plan, reviewing progress monthly

Refuse to share finances: 'My money is none of your business'

Demand they cover all expenses: 'You earn more, you should pay'

They rely on you completely, unable to function without you

Both maintain independence while being each other’s 'safe haven'

You dominate the relationship, the final say is always yours

No arguments, maintaining superficial harmony at all costs

Adopt their beliefs entirely, attending related activities (e.g., church weekly)

Respect their views but keep yours, agreeing to 'disagree agreeably'

Demand they change to match your beliefs/politics

Ban discussions on religion/politics to avoid conflict

Agree immediately, even if uncomfortable

Suggest reading books/consulting experts before deciding together

Explode: 'This is a betrayal of our relationship!'

Indifferent: 'Do whatever, I don’t care'

Demand they delete all ex’s contacts, checking their phone regularly

Trust their boundaries, listening only when they bring it up

Secretly message their ex, warning them to stay away

See 'exes as history,' never caring about them

Attend regularly even if fine, pursuing 'perfect relationship'

Open to therapy as a solution when conflicts are unresolvable

Refuse: 'This is between us—outsiders have no say'

Mock them: 'You need therapy? So weak'

More sacrifice = deeper love (e.g., moving cities, quitting high-paying jobs)

Moderate sacrifice is necessary but not losing core self (e.g., adjusting hours but not career goals)

Sacrifice is for losers—real love needs no compromise

Only accept their sacrifice, never compromising yourself

Take it for granted, never expressing gratitude

Thank them explicitly and look for ways to support their goals

Doubt their motives: 'Why are you supporting me? What’s your agenda?'

Refuse their help: 'I can handle my own business'

Think contracts kill romance, opposing them strongly

Open to negotiation, believing clear rules reduce conflicts

Demand they sign your version without changes

Indifferent, it doesn’t matter either way

Vine & tree—one depends on the other to grow

Two side-by-side trees—roots intertwined but growing independently

Boxing match—someone has to win

Parallel train tracks—forever separate