About this quote

Sinking partnerships happen when you compromise your boundaries to keep the peace. You agree to a small concession, but then the other side demands more, and suddenly you are trapped in a bad arrangement. Why do you keep renegotiating with someone who acts in bad faith? Walk away before you lose everything. It is better to cut your losses now than to watch your terms get renegotiated into nothingness.

When to use it

• When your boss keeps adding extra projects to your plate without raising your pay: 'I started this job to gain experience, but they just handed me a third department to manage with no salary bump; this deal is getting worse all the time.'
• Dealing with a gym membership that keeps increasing its monthly fees while cutting its hours: 'First they canceled the weekend classes, and now they are charging a maintenance fee. This deal is getting worse all the time.'
• A roommate agreement where one person slowly stops doing their chores: 'I agreed to pay more rent if you did the cleaning, but now I'm doing the dishes anyway. This deal is getting worse all the time.'