Commitment is limiting, it means you’re saying no to all the other good options out there. For this reason, committing to another person can be downright scary. But committing to someone for life, that can be so terrifying that we’ll only think of doing it in marriage, if at all. But our fear of commitment in all relationships means we find ourselves bouncing from relationship to relationship whenever we feel bored, tired, frustrated, or unsatisfied (the real trap!) And we never find the rewards that only a life-long, “thick or thin,” friendship can bring.

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