Quotes About Commitment

When it comes to loving, we'll never completely arrive—we can always love more. — Sam Donato —

It also should not be assumed that a marital crisis—the kind where one or both partners feel as if they "can't take it anymore" and seriously consider splitting up—inevitably leads to divorce.

After the wedding, I don't think I changed. I continued to express love to her as I had before marriage. I told her how beautiful she was. I told her how much I loved her. I told her how proud I was to be her husband.

I love you. I care about you, and I choose to forgive you. Even though my feelings of hurt may linger, I will not allow what has happened to come between us. I hope that we can learn from this experience. You are not a failure because you have failed. You are my spouse, and together we will go on from here." Those are the words of affirmation expressed in the dialect of kind words.

Falling in love is not real because it is effortless. Whatever we do in the in-love state requires little discipline or conscious effort on our part.

Love is a choice. And either partner can start the process today.

We can recognize the in-love experience for what it was—a temporary emotional high—and now pursue "real love" with our spouse. That kind of love is emotional in nature but not obsessional. It is a love that unites reason and emotion. It involves an act of the will and requires discipline, and it recognizes the need for personal growth.

If we think of love as a feeling, we shall be frustrated when we can't always work up that feeling. When we realize love is primarily an action, we are ready to use the tools we have to love better.

Don't worry about your savings. You will always be a saver, but to invest in loving your spouse is to invest in blue-chip stocks.

Jesus repeated the question: "Simon son of John, do you love me?" "Yes, Lord," Peter said, "you know I love you." "Then take care of my sheep," Jesus said. —John 21:16

you harvesting to the very edges of your field in terms of time? — Gaye Clark

love Him. — Brian Varney —

A friendship is an investment that can yield great dividends over the long run. — Julie Durham —

Si decidimos amar, expresémoslo de la manera en que las peticiones de nuestro cónyuge hagan que nuestro amor sea más eficaz en lo emocional.

Being a parent—step or otherwise—requires abundant love without any guarantee of payback. Thank heavens we have a Father who has loved us in the same way!

Love is faithful in the face of difficult circumstances. — Dorcas Annette Walker —

18 Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting for those who belong to the Lord. 19 Husbands, love your wives and never treat them harshly.

kind of love requires effort and discipline.

The emotional need for love must be met if we are to have emotional health. Married adults long to feel affection and love from their spouses. We feel secure when we are assured that our mate accepts us, wants us, and is committed to our well-being. During the "in-love" stage, we felt all of those emotions. It was heavenly while it lasted. Our mistake was in thinking it would last forever.

In fact, true love cannot begin until the "in-love" experience has run its course.

What good is the house, the cars, the place at the beach, or any of the rest of it if your wife doesn't love you?

servants, we show it for Him. — Julie Durham —

Love is the attitude that says, "I am married to you, and I choose to look out for your interests." Then the one who chooses to love will find appropriate ways to express that decision.

those who don't divorce, do they learn to live with the emptiness, or does love really stay alive in some marriages?