When You’ve Found “The One” Go All In

When you’ve found “the one,” go all in.

Similarly, another husband we interviewed, who was in a happy second marriage, said, “Keeping my options open leads to anxiousness because I am worrying about the what-ifs or ‘What am I missing?’ I’m unsettled. There’s an uncertainty, and that certainly leads to a lack of peace. Whereas if I’m all in, I’m committed; it makes it easy. There’s peace because that’s the only option. Knowing there’s an eject seat will always contribute to dissatisfaction . . . Many people don’t realize that commitment causes love. Causes passion. Today, I see it is a great thing.”

The benefits of going all in on your relationship and committing to marriage are clear from both a research standpoint and from the real-life perspective of married couples. Once you have decided that your significant other is “the one” for you, go all in. Commit fully. And experience the rewards—trust, security, satisfaction, and contentment—that the lifelong commitment of marriage will bring.

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