Thursday, September 13, 2007

love and commitment

Got this from Mei Jye's blog.
Love is really a commitment not just excitement, a decision not just passion, a covenant set in God's presence before the fall not just a twosome fulfillment.

It needs cultivation and nurturing so that it will blossom and bear fruit. Through the wings of storms, love grows stronger and firmer.

Alot of times, couples would find it tough to stay together in a relationship. In this article, it says:
You may wonder, “Are we still in love?” or “Is this relationship still worthwhile?” If those thoughts don’t come up, that’s a red flag.

As quoted earlier on, love is a commitment. It is also a choice to stay committed to a person and not even thinking about getting together with someone else. After all, the grass might not really be greener on the other side.
Even though it's frustrating and painful at times, it's the level of openness the couple has to discuss things with each other to explore on how to improve on the relationship. Ultimately each person would love to marry someone who is in tune with each other's likes and dislikes, and knowing exactly which buttons to push to make each other happy. Growing a relationship needs time to nurture and much effort. Time, because every learning process takes time. Effort, because to not take each other for granted, to see the other in a fresh perspective everyday, to remind yourself of the good points of your partner even though the bad points seem so glaring.

Most importantly, the key to a loving relationship is having a good spiritual life and an ever open heart towards each other.

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