Must I wait until something goes wrong before adjusting myself?

You do not have to wait for a real problem before making adjustments. If something already feels wrong, you can think about it and prepare. Noticing earlier is often easier than waiting for a problem to grow and paying a greater price to handle it.

Yet people easily think, “Things are manageable now, so why change?” Someone living alone may work in their own way, earn an income, and feel comfortable. Only after entering a relationship, when different schedules, ideas, and work rhythms lead to friction, do they realize there are areas requiring adjustment together. The emerging problem reveals what they had not noticed before.

So if you have already recognized something that may be less than ideal, do not continually leave it for “later.” Prepare what you can and begin the adjustments available to you. You do not have to wait until you are suffering badly every time before being willing to face things.