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have certainly experience both types of relationships—love and commitment. I
was in a relationship for almost five years and loving him and being committed
to him was all I knew how to do. For the most part this was a loving
relationship where we grew together but later I grew apart. I certainly know
that he was my first “true love” and the impact he played at that particular
time in my life still affects me, as well as the choices I make today as far as
other loving relationships go. In terms of a committed relationship, I think
those are relationships we have with our friends or our managers. I have a duty
and that is to be truthful and honest to these people regardless of the
outcome. With a friend whether it ends our friendship or makes it grow fonder;
and with my boss it’s being honest and committed to my work and succeeding as
an employee. The impact of a committed relationship vs. a loving one is that
love is more emotional where committed relationships are more social and have
less of an emotional impact on a person.
I enjoyed your post about love and commitment this week! I agree that sometimes love and commitment don’t always go together. It sounds like you were committed to your partner, but you eventually fell out of love with them. Love and commitment typically go together, but not in all situations. Great post!
ReplyDeleteNice blog post this week, I really enjoyed it. I can really relate to your long-term relationship of five years. I also experienced love and commitment, but after a while the commitment was hard to maintain. He was definitely my first true love though and I think it’s great to live and learn from these experiences. I liked your reference to friendly and corporate relationships being all about commitment. As an employee, it’s very important to maintain mutual respect and stay committed to work. I think that committed relationships and ones with love can both have impact in terms of emotions.
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