Principle of Least Interest

In class on Tuesday we went over the Principle of least interest. It says that the person who is the least interested in the relationship has the most power in that relationship. I think that really sucks, but I think it's very true in most relatioships. I think a main reason for this is because the person who is most interested wants to do everything to make the relationship work and want the other person to be happy. I don't think that this situation applies to all relationships however. My boyfriend and I are very equal in our power. We have certain issues that we each take authority over. We trust eachother to make the right decisions for the both of us. I think trust plays a huge part in the power struggle. This will be good to know in the future working with families because if I can help find out why there is a huge struggle for power then we can work on fixing it towards a more equal relationship.