Love and commitment are two different concepts. Love is a feeling based on the rewards of our
involvement with a person. Commitment is
a decision to remain in a relationship.
Often times these two concepts are intertwined but can be separate in
certain relationships. When I was in junior
high school I knew this guy who I became so smitten with. I thought I was in love but we were never in
a committed relationship. I feel my
friends and I are in committed relationships without being in love. I am invested in my friendship with them
however I do not love them. I
think the separation between love and commitment can be seem among males. I think many males can be in love with a
woman however I don’t think they truly want to be committed. I have never thought about love and
commitment as two separate concepts but now I know it is possible for them to be separate in different relationships.
hello bee westlake. I agree with you on how love and commitment are two different concepts and how love is based on feelings that involved over the time with meeting and getting to know them. Commitment is really just a decision. I also agree with these two concepts usually interwining, I liked how you identified a time in your life about how you thought it was love. Junior high relationships usually don't count so its okay. hahah I am also invested in my friendships so you know i want to be your friend if i hit you up or text you random and randomly about random things. I really enjoyed your post. I agree with your whole post. keep it up :)
ReplyDeleteI definitely agree with your post and everything you say about love and commitment. Like you say, many times these two concepts are misinterpreted or “intertwined”. I have been in a relationship were love has been present, but not commitment. It definitely wasn't the most pleasant relationship I’ve been in. I really like how you use your friendship as an example where commitment is present. Your opinion about males does make sense; however, there are some girls who can be in love but are not truly committed either. Before reading this chapter, I had not thought about the difference between these two concepts or the impact both cause in a relationship.
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