Relationships require commitment.  Commitments are an interesting phenomena.  They require you to actually promise to deliver something to someone else, or in some case to yourself.  In relationships, a commitment is a contract between two people.  One commits to do something and the other accepts this and sets expectations.  Over time, a relationship is strengthened or weakened  based on one another's ability to deliver on the commitment. 

Commitments are also how trust is built.  Fail to deliver on the commitments and I promise you that the trust factor will suffer tremendously.  Relationships may be fueled on love, but without trust, love will not hold a relationship together.  Commitments also carry a time element.  Commitments are best defined as -----> Who----->What----->When.  Who is going to do it, what will be done, and by when it will be done.  This may sound trivial, but commitments need to contain clarity, especially in regards to when it will be done.  Many times we depend on someone to follow through and complete something so we can deliver on what we promised.  When things are not done in a timely manner, it will erode the trust in a relationship.  Commitments delivered late impact a relationship and weaken it.  Trust is an earned gift and once gone is very difficult to get back. 

Until next time