Let me tell you, there’s no sitting down at a table to say, “I want this, you want that,” laying out what we’ll “need” from this relationship, only to realize the table is just a facade. Meeting in the middle? It doesn’t work like that. From many relationships, I’ve learned there’s no table, no lane. I’m not staying in my lane, and you’re not staying in yours. We have desires—we’re human. We want to dip our toes in and see what we can get.
There’s no lane. There’s no table. In the end, it’s not about meeting in the middle or negotiating. It’s really just about understanding that you’re yourself, they’re themselves, and everyone has their own desires. If those desires don’t align, there’s nothing to force or negotiate. It’s about being authentic in what you want and letting others be where they are.