Paying Relationship Prices One of the most frequent wishes that so many have is to change another so that they are more like us in the way we see "reality". It seems my world would be so much easier if others saw and did things my way. It can be difficult to actually implement the guideline of "different strokes for different folks". We may avoid trying to understand that relationships frequently involve learning about our ability and willingness to pay the various prices that interactions usually require. Relationships that we value tend to require lots of work to create and then maintain.