#commit

Love is not really a mystery. It is a process like anything else. A process that requires trust, effort, focus and commitment by two willing partners ↗

— Elizabeth Bourgeret

#love #partner #relationship #trust #love

When I reach out, you take my hand. When I smile, you mirror the expression. When I triumph, you glory as if it were your own. When I fail, you point to the light at the end. When I need, you tenderly provide. When I cry, you kiss away my tears. When I suffer, you bleed. And you wonder why I love you? ↗

— Richelle E. Goodrich

#devotion #giving #love #love-story #lovers

Courtship is romantic. Marriage ... is an act of will," said Pippa, taking a sip of water. "I mean, I adore Herb. But the marriage functions because we will it to. If you leave love to hold everything together, you can forget it. ↗

— Rebecca Miller

#love #marriage #love

To have a caring and committed heart toward someone--a heart so firm in its devotion as to sooner stop beating than neglect the object of its desire despite the person's state of health, appearance, reputation, finances, troubles, or challenges--that, dear world, is love. It is a rare find. ↗

— Richelle E. Goodrich

#devotion #heart #love #marriage #relationships

Let's make progress, not excuses. ↗

— Justin Cotillard

#commitment #cotillard #difference #excuse #excuses

men do not suspect faults which they do not commit ↗

— Samuel Johnson

#faults #men #suspecting #men

Freedom is not the absence of commitments, but the ability to choose - and commit myself to - what is best for me. ↗

— Paulo Coelho

#freedom #freedom

By believing in our nobler nature, women have the amazing power to inspire us to live up to it. This is one reason why men tend to fear commitment. ↗