Marriage means giving yourself entirely
Real love is not lived on a trial basis.
Committing completely inspires hesitation today. People prefer living together "to see how it goes," without closing doors, out of fear of being tied down or failing. But marital love, by its very nature, calls for total and definitive gift of self, not a renewable contract.
Loving halfway, keeping an escape route, plants suspicion at the foundation: if I do not put everything on the line, do I truly trust you, myself, or the future? Surrender without reservations is neither naivety nor idealism: it is what makes deep trust possible. Committing fully, far from confining you, is what truly frees you to love.
Key idea
Conjugal love asks for total and definitive surrender, not a trial commitment.
Your challenge for this idea
In your relationship (or thinking about the future), ask yourself where you are keeping an exit route and what would happen if you gave yourself entirely.
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