Relationship Issue: Avoiding Relationship Commitment "Why won't my partner commit?" question can feel like a relentless echo in your mind, causing frustration, confusion, and often, deep hurt. It’s tempting to blame it on a lack of love, or worse, to internalize it as a reflection of your own worth. However, the reluctance to commit often has far less to do with a lack of feeling for you, and everything to do with deeply embedded, often unconscious, fears within the committ