ELEMENTS OF COMMITMENT IN A MARITAL RELATIONSHIP

It is important to note that the nature of love is not important to a partner who expresses or receives love as a gift, meaning that whether the gift is made or bought will not matter; the size, shape, color, or other characteristics will not make it less important.

In understanding your partner, it is important to note that giving is important. Give as much as you can financially, but beyond that, give your time; that is, be available and easily accessible to your partner, both physically and emotionally. This is proof that he or she gains your attention.

Commitment is defined as the ability and the decision to pay the price that is required to stay with a person in a marital relationship for as long as it should take. Commitment is the force that is needed to drive a marital decision to its desired end, and therefore it must not be one-sided but should foster consistency by the two parties involved for a happily ever after relationship.

Most marital relationships start from the point of attraction, and there is nothing wrong with it in as much as the parties involved are able to commit to one another beyond their attraction, for infatuation is a weak force that cannot sustain the weight of marriage.