Dating S.O.S

When we are young, we are told to save. Compounding and time works in your best interest if you have some money in the bank, it works against you if you owe credit card companies and other institutions.

Compounding is not just a financial phenomenon though; time and compounding work just as hard in relationships. “Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me” goes the saying, and it is in a way related to this concept. After all, you can forgive, but can you really forget?

If someone does something to you, how long will you hold a grudge? Perhaps a day, a week… perhaps until he or she musters up the wisdom to say “sorry”. However, what about repeated offenses? What happens if your loved-one regularly calls you names, or regularly acts rude around you or your family. Do you really forget each time he or she says “I’m sorry”? Probably not…

Over time, the good as well as the bad compounds. So be careful what you say. Good things cannot always outdo the bad, and the last thing you should be creating is a compounding love-debt. One day your significant other may get tired of it, and take off. Leaving you wondering what you’ve done wrong. If this happened to you, and there is no clear explanation (ie. no other lover, nothing tragic in the recent past) consider if perhaps this hasn’t been brewing for some time already.