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# Nearly every relationship is a contract,...
> Nearly every relationship is a contract, negotiated knowingly or unknowingly. If you do not state your terms, you often accept terms set by someone else’s expectations, whether in friendship, romance, family, or work.
**Source:** [[livestreams/Beyond Hand-to-Mouth Exchange — Trust, Reciprocity, and Long-Horizon Value - Workbook|Beyond Hand-to-Mouth Exchange — Trust, Reciprocity, and Long-Horizon Value]]
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“Nearly every relationship is a contract, negotiated knowingly or unknowingly. If you do not state your terms, you often accept terms set by someone else’s expectations, whether in friendship, romance, family, or work.”
— Bryant McGill
https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-nearly-every-relationship-romance-family-work
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