Giving and Taking in a relationship needs to develop a balance between giving and receiving.

Givers help people who they believe are in need and, in most cases, they enjoy giving. They come as volunteers, charity workers, they offer their time, advice, and money. They don't expect paybacks for their efforts.

Takers, on the other hand, are more for themselves. They hardly give back and are selfish, manipulative and conniving. They exploit others and situations, and their personal gain is central to them. They have no interest in giving back.

Then there are the Matchers. They both give and take. They give and expect to get back, a kind of payback or tit-for-tat, or reciprocity. They represent the balance between the Takers and the Givers.

The society at large is made up of givers and takers and a good number of matchers. All relationships do not necessarily have even split of a giver, a taker, or a matcher. One is generous, the other is selfish, and the third wants a payback. Everyone plays their role in the ecosystem of relationship.

The question becomes - why are some people givers and other takers. And how does the matchers factor into this ecosystem?