Commitment and Love

I think younger relationships are more likely to experience love than commitment. I think teenagers in relationships genuinely love in the capacity that they know how, but don’t realize that it takes more than just that to make it work. Relationships are hard work, but I think when you are young, you have this idealized image of what it is supposed to be like. Movies and the media always paint these pictures of fairytales and what “love stories” are like, but in real-life, there requires a high level of commitment for relationships to last. When I was in high school, my relationship involved more love than commitment. I viewed arguments and disagreements as the end of the world, an imperfection in what was supposed to be a flawless relationship. You get tied up in what it is supposed to me and don’t realize that you need to be dedicated and committed to the relationship. I can’t really comment on relationships with commitment but not love from a personal standpoint, but I do think that healthy relationships require a balance of both. Love is the feeling and reward that you get from a person, but relationships also require commitment to navigate all the ups and downs that naturally come with life and relationships.