Compatibility is very important, but I don't think these days there are many people who — like in the days of old — would cling to a relationship no matter what

Compatibility is very important, but I don't think these days there are many people who — like in the days of old — would cling to a relationship no matter what. Nowadays the much more predominant phenomenom is people who never ever get over the first hump, which every healthy relationship faces sooner or later. Instead of facing the conflict, having some painful (but ultimately very important) realizations and overcoming it together, they tend to chalk it down to just not being compatible and never hav to question themselves. I know people who managed to have 10+ relationships like that, and I xan tell you that the issue wasn't "compatibility", the issue was they hid when the reality of a relationship confronted them with themselves. The problem with that is, that unless you face it, you will never have an healthy relationship. You might have a long lasting one, if your partner is willing and able to swallow a lot, but it won't be healthy. The only question is how to tell if one is incompatible for real, or it is a issue that can (and ahould!) be overcome.