better bend than break

proverb It is better to be flexible than to abandon someone or something altogether. I don't know why you're contemplating ending your relationship over this—it's really not that big a deal. Better bend than break, you know? Come on, just follow the boss's dumb new rules. Better bend than break because it's not worth losing your job. I know, I know, better bend than break. I just wish people would meet me halfway sometimes.