Conflict over priorities from "summary" of The Lover's Dictionary by David Levithan
We argued about little things, like where to go for dinner or whose turn it was to do the dishes. We argued about big things, like where to live or whether to get married. It wasn't the arguing that was the problem; it was what the arguing represented. Our conflicts were never really about where to eat or whose turn it was to clean up. They were about our priorities. I wanted to travel the world and see new places. You wanted to settle down and start a family. I wanted to focus on my career and climb the corporate ladder. You wanted to pursue your passion for art and creativity. Our conflicting priorities were like two puzzle pieces that just didn't fit together. No matter how hard we tried to compromise, it always felt like one of us was sacrificing something essential. We tried to ignore our differences, to sweep them under the rug and pretend they didn't exist. But the more we avoided the issue, the more it festered and grew between us. Our relationship became a constant tug-of-war between what you wanted and what I wanted. We both wanted to make each other happy, but we couldn't seem to find a middle ground that worked for both of us. In the end, our conflicting priorities became too much to bear. We realized that we were holding each other back, that we were preventing each other from reaching our full potential. We had to make a choice: to stay together and continue to clash over our priorities, or to part ways and pursue our own paths separately. It was a painful decision, but in the end, we knew it was the right one for both of us.
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