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Updated 11 months ago,May 30, 2024
Making a commitment is a big deal.
Its more than a title, more than a label.
Commitment means going all the way.
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Commitment means you are dedicated to this one person.
Commitment means you arent going to cheat.
Commitment means you are willing to be honest with your partner.
That youll tell them all of your good and bad news.
That you wont hide anything from them, even though youre used to keeping to yourself.
Commitment means you are going to make an effort.
You are going to try your hardest to put this relationship first.
You are going to do whatever it takes to make your love last.
Commitment means making decisions together.
Realizing that your choices will impact their life as much as your own.
Commitment means realizing your partner has flaws, but accepting them.
Admitting that their good parts balance out the bad parts.
Deciding that you love them unconditionally, even when they are annoying the hell out of you.
Commitment means standing up for your person when someone else tries to hurt them or tear them down.
It means viewing yourselves as teammates, as partners, as one.
Commitment means resolving fights.
You have to find a solution youre both comfortable with.
You have to find a way for your fights to make your relationship stronger, not weaker.
Commitment means consistently keeping in contact.
When you are going to come home late from work, you call.
When you are having a rough day, you admit it.
You keep your partner informed.
Commitment means spending time together.
Learning to share a bed and a bathroom and a blanket.
Finding a way to merge your two different lifestyles into one.
Commitment means caring about this person as much as yourself.
Wanting them to be happy, wanting tomakethem happy.
Commitment means creating a future with someone.
Commitment means youre mature, responsible, ready for something real.
It means youre madly, deeply in love.
Commitment means more than casually dating someone.
It means turning them into your best friend.
It means considering them a part of your family.
