I personally have been in a relationship in which love or commitment were not both present at the same time during a certain period of it. At one point, they were both present and we had both planned to remain involved with the relationship, but circumstances changed towards the end of it. Towards the end, the promise to remain committed began to deteriorate, so at that point love existed, but not commitment. The relationship was tough at that point in time because to me personally, it is scary to be in love with someone and not know if you will lose that relationship at any second. Some of my friends are in a loving relationship without commitment and they are perfectly happy. In those relationships, although they are fun and good to have around, they seem to be less serious than those that contain commitment. Also, I have seen relationships in which commitment exists, but not love. An example would be a married couple that no longer love each other, but don’t believe in divorce. So while the relationship can exist, it may not be a healthy or happy one. So from this we can conclude that love is the key to an happy, healthy relationship, but commitment is key to continuing that.
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