a compromise
Examples
They say it is better to be poor and happy than rich and miserable, but how about a compromise like moderately rich and just moody?
A compromise is the art of dividing a cake in such a way that everyone believes he has the biggest piece.
Life is a compromise of what your ego wants to do, what experience tells you to do, and what your nerves let you do.
If you limit your choices only to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself from what you truly want, and all that is left is a compromise.
Life is a compromise between fate and free will.
Swearing was invented as a compromise between running away and fighting.