You're My Fate – Part 20


PART 20 – What Commitment Really Means… ✨

After almost a year, I finally had a long conversation with my old friend. It felt strange—how life pulls us into its busy routine and slowly creates distance between people who once felt like home 🏡. Not purposely… just life happening.

We started with random talks, laughter, silly updates 😄. But as always, conversations with the right people somehow drift into deeper waters—
love, marriage, commitment, career. 💍✨

I told her what I’ve always believed:
“In love, commitment is where everything gets stuck. That’s where things fall apart.” 💔

She agreed… then she suddenly asked me,

“What does commitment really mean to you? Is it just ending up in marriage?”

Without thinking much, I said,
“Yes. Marriage… and beyond it—a family, stability, a safe home, a future where everything feels settled.” 

She paused and then asked,
“How much are you earning now?”

I told her a rough number.

No judgement. But her next question shook me a little:

“Why don’t you challenge yourself to earn more?” 

I casually replied,
“I’ll plan later.”

And that’s when she said something that hit harder than I expected—

“You can’t even commit to yourself.
How will you expect commitment from someone else?” 

After the call ended, her words just stayed in my head, replaying like an echo.

What does commitment in a relationship truly mean?

Is it loyalty?
Is it choosing each other every day?
Is it holding someone’s hand through every phase? 
Or is it also about choosing yourself first… becoming someone stable, reliable, responsible?

Because how can I expect someone to stand by me, trust my future, believe in my promises…
if I don’t even push myself to grow into the version of me that future needs? 

Maybe commitment doesn’t start between two people.
Maybe it starts quietly, within us—
with our goals,
with our discipline,
with the promises we make to ourselves. 💙

For the first time, I asked myself—
Am I really ready for the commitment I dream about?
Or am I simply craving the comfort of it? 🌙


SARANYA S

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