My boyfriend and myself follow this rule: "Never give in, and never give up." We don't think we should change the way we because the other person is not willing to compromise. We don't think we should give up on working on our relationship as well. We never had any "cold wars." The closest we've came to that was about one hour of silence. As talk to each other and tell each other how we feel, and the other person is there to listen and not to be judgemental. It is though communication that we get to know each other better, and the better you know your lover the better the relationship would get. There is no need to save any faces in a relationship either. I mean, you will get to see the best and the worse of a person when you're dating them. Why bother with looking "good" in front of your love one? Just be yourself.
"In the underground of crime, everybody has a secret."