The concept I thought was interesting for chapter eleven was “ Dimensions of Romantic Relationships”. I thought this was interesting because the book states that romantic relationships have two parts: passion and commitment. Passion is basically a strong emotional and physical desire for a significant other. More times than most passion isn’t what keeps relationships together but could be the stepping-stone for commitment (the second dimension of romantic relationships). Commitment is when people decide they want to remain in a long-term relationship: because they think they will be together in future. What helped me to better understand this concept I put in my own experiences. I have been in a long-term relationship and have experienced (and still experiencing) both dimensions of romantic love. When I first started talking to my boyfriend I would fill nervous and excited to see him even now. The passion was in the beginning of our relationship, which brought us even closer together. Then came the commitment. We both decided we wanted to stay in our relationship for a long time because we both saw each other together in the future. We are both committed to each other and still have both dimensions.
Nessa,
ReplyDeleteI really found the concept of the chapter really interesting as well. I’ve related it as passion being the fun and excitement and commitment is the glue that holds people together. Passion is the fire that really ignites a relationship and makes people ache to see one another. That’s the part that I really enjoy. Commitment is the work, that makes a relationship last. Both are really important.
I’ve had relationships with a lot of passion and no commitment and vise versa. However, they were all never fulfilling. Anyways, thanks for your post and thoughts. Good luck with the rest of the semester.
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