If the Department is willing, we would urge a phone call from the Secretary to Musa Kusa with a message for Colonel Qadhafi comprising a general statement of commitment to the relationship, a commitment to work with the Libyans to move the relationship ahead, and a strong point insisting that the HEU shipment be allowed to go forward immediately and not be held hostage to any further actions.
Although learning to resolve differences is very important, marriage also includes an important dimension of "commitment" to the relationship that motivates couples to work on finding better ways to get along and find happiness.
An 'ideal father' was a manifestation of maturity and commitment to the relationship.
Marriage may reflect a strong commitment to the relationship and sustained provision of support in the management of illness through greater family organization and sharing of tasks.
Mr. Obama's announcement, made during a nationally televised address to the Indian Parliament, came at the end of a three-day visit to India that won high marks from an Indian political establishment once uncertain of the president's commitment to the relationship.
It takes two committed people to make a relationship work so if there isn't trust, love and commitment from both sides of the relationship - most likely it won't work.
Women are more likely to view cohabitation as a step toward marriage, while men are more likely to see it as a way to test a relationship or postpone commitment, and this gender asymmetry is associated with negative interactions and lower levels of commitment even after the relationship progresses to marriage.
"The thing that really irks me," he said, "is when people tend to treat Latin as a subset, one little fixture on their calendar of jazz, as opposed to having a real commitment to understanding the relationship of Latin to jazz".
The Ambassador said that Libya's WMD commitments were the cornerstone of the relationship, and the last-minute, unexplained disapproval of the shipment seemed to renege on those commitments.
A good reputation and trustworthiness of traders increase producers' commitment to collector because it reduces opportunistic behavior and promotes cooperation and commitment in the relationship.
