Commitment is the decision to remain in a relationship (Wood 2015). The level of commitment in a relationship determines how conflict affects the nature of the relationship itself. When there is a high level of commitment, members of the relationship are less likely to let small disagreements and struggles permanently harm the relationship. Family relationships and romantic relationships have the highest levels of commitment compared to the lower level of commitment that relationship between friends, or coworkers hold. Consequently, between both interactions I observed, conflict was unable to permanently affect or impair the relationship because of the high levels of commitment. This potentially would play out much differently if the interactions I observed took place between relationships with a lower level of
Commitment is the decision to remain in a relationship (Wood 2015). The level of commitment in a relationship determines how conflict affects the nature of the relationship itself. When there is a high level of commitment, members of the relationship are less likely to let small disagreements and struggles permanently harm the relationship. Family relationships and romantic relationships have the highest levels of commitment compared to the lower level of commitment that relationship between friends, or coworkers hold. Consequently, between both interactions I observed, conflict was unable to permanently affect or impair the relationship because of the high levels of commitment. This potentially would play out much differently if the interactions I observed took place between relationships with a lower level of