you need to grow up if you do :)
2006-06-26 12:14:51 · 20 answers · asked by cody s 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
you people really need to grow up, you dont even know the difference between 'love' and 'like' and 'friendship' that inevitably occurs for long term marriages.
2006-06-26 12:23:25 · update #1
sucks to see so many fools around
2006-06-26 12:25:37 · update #2
i agree that a friendship can last forever
2006-06-26 12:27:58 · update #3
Well in all reality the "love hormone" can only hold you together for 12-18 months tops. After that your on your own but let me ask you.... do you love your mom? What about your grandma? That is because of the connection you have with them. You can get that with anyone. The reason why people love is because of connections that we have for each other that lead us to care greatly for the other person. That is what holds us together for so long. Once you have made it past 7 years then I think it can last forever because you have so much that just pulls you together. Do you still feel that gushy love feeling? No but you will feel something else. Happiness. That is what really matters that is what really holds a relationship together.
2006-06-27 11:35:30 · answer #1 · answered by 20mommy05 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Look who's saying grow up. There are so many love-filled relationships out there that have lasted for many years...much more than any 5 yrs. My parents have been married for 36 years. And you should see them. They are just as in love today as they were back then, if not more so. Yes they had their ups and downs, but they didn't love each other any less. In fact, it made their relationship stronger! They are like 2 peas in a pod. They still hold hands, even...And I think it's absolutely precious. I feel very fortunate to be a child of such wonderful, in-love parents. I'm all grown up now, and I think I've learned quite a lot from them. So why don't you do that too...grow up, find a life, and enjoy it.
2006-06-26 19:23:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't need to grow up but I think it's possible for the love between two people (even if they are living together) to last forever. I know couples married and not married who have lived together for 20 or more years and who still love each other and are still as passionate about one another as they were in the beginning so no offense bub but I think it's you that needs to grow up
2006-06-26 19:19:07 · answer #3 · answered by Angelina 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep, my parents have been married for 25 years this November, i have 2 aunts who've been married 30 years, grandparents that have been married 37. They've all lived together since they were married and they r all still in love. U really need to cheer up and b a little more optimistic!
2006-06-26 19:20:48 · answer #4 · answered by bobatemydog 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are confusing lust with love. Love continues to change and grow over a period of time. You experience some of life's harshest realities and also some beautiful experiences through the years. If you are lucky, you find someone that will stand by your side. Their support and devotion never waiver during the good and the bad. That, my friend, is love.
2006-06-26 19:23:19 · answer #5 · answered by mom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to grow up if you do not believe it.
Fact is, love like everything else takes work. I know love can last longer than 5 years for people who are living together, I have seen many examples of it... but every one of these examples had people who were willing to work to keep their relationship.
2006-06-26 19:20:08 · answer #6 · answered by Blah Blah Blah 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've been married for 10 years I love him more now than when we were first married. It's not always roses and chocolates, and it can be a lot of work, but the most important thing is that we have fun together. He's my best friend.
2006-06-26 19:22:31 · answer #7 · answered by amberrose 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can't speak from personal experience; but it seems to me that the relationship would have to change if it's to continue that long. However, if passionate, desperate, gotta-have-it love can't last, there are other kinds that can.
My brooding, introverted father and hairtrigger-tempered mother are in their forty-fifth year of marriage; I remember periods of tears, repeated fights, long cold silences and everything else you can imagine. But my siblings and I never doubted for a moment that our parents loved each other completely.
2006-06-26 19:20:45 · answer #8 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. There are many people who have been married for 50 years or more who are still deeply in love with the person they married.
2006-06-26 19:18:57 · answer #9 · answered by Irish1952 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hate to break it to you but yeah they can. Nobody in my family has divorced and they all love each other. I have four sets of great grandparents 2 of which have celebrated their 50 anniversaries and 2 of which stayed married for 40+ years before my grandpa's passed away. they we're and still are very much in love.
2006-06-26 20:33:08 · answer #10 · answered by flyingsquirrelnuts2008 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋