I have
seen many arranged marriages with total commitment towards each other without
the factor of love. These couples are in
the marriage because of their children. Children are their mutual interest, which they
do not like to shackle and so they continue in marriages. I think commitment in a relationship without
love is like walking in an empty room. Love
brings commitment because of the emotional and physical closeness that bonds
two people together. Even without
marriage there are so many couples living together for years because of their
commitment. Their relationship starts
with love, but somewhere down the line they lose the love interest, yet the
fact of being used to each other keeps them committed in a relationship. These kinds of relationships get in trouble
when one of them meets someone more interesting, caring and loving outside the
relationship. So for the success of any
romantic relationship in long run, love and commitment should go hand in hand. Love or commitment without each other does not
kindle fire in any romantic relationship.
My parents are exactly how you described commitment and love. It's sad but they don't show their love or affection anymore. Their lives are very separate with my dad mostly outdoors or on his computer and my mom inside the house cleaning. I hate how they're like this but it's because of me that they are still together. They don't want to be responsible for me becoming an emotional wreck from a divorce so they choose to be committed without love. I agree with you that commitment and love go hand in hand. One simply cannot stand on its own.
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ReplyDeleteI agree with you that love and commitment should go hand in hand in every relationship in order for a relationship to remain strong. There are some parents that do not get along with each other but stay together for sake of their children, so that they can have a better future. My best friend's parents are a great example in my life because they have no love in their relationship but still they stay together for sake of their children. As you said that these type of relationship have commitment but no love and it is important to have both in order to "kindle fire in any romantic relationship".