Told from a man's perspective, this is a novel about romantic love, commitment, and the choices that shape a life.Derek is a thoughtful young man coming of age during a cultural shift in which traditional values and commitment have lost ground to hedonism and immediacy. While many still hold to principles of loyalty and responsibility, the prevailing social currents surrounding modern relationships narrow the field of compatible partners.When betrayal forces Derek to confront the fragility of trust, he begins to question what it truly means to love well-and whether commitment still has a place when temptation is normalized and restraint is treated as optional. As he navigates friendship, desire, and loss, his decisions shape the man he is becoming.Broken but Not Beaten is a story about the moral courage required to love with intention in a world that often favors impulse.