2007-09-07 23:23:49 · 11 answers · asked by Sara007 5 in Family & Relationships ➔ Singles & Dating
You may not like this answer.....
It's taken me a long, LONG time to discover this for myself.
If more people knew the answer to this question...maybe the divorce rate wouldn't be over 50%.
In my grandparents day, marriages rarely failed...and those that did were considered scandalous....These were people that grew up in the Great Depression...fought a World War...endured great hardships...but stayed together.
Today we live in a "Throw away" society. Don't want to dirty up dishes??....let's go to the "drive-thru"....have our dinner ready in 30 seconds and throw away the wrappers.
TV breaks...throw it out and get a new one! There aren't many "Repair Shops" open anymore for TVs, Appliances...etc...because we now live in a day & age where it's more "convenient" to simply throw things out and replace them with a newer "fancier" model.
People today want the "easiest way" possible.
I'm not saying that there still aren't things that people won't work for....a nice new house, for example...If you tell someone that they'll have to work hard for it...they'll readily agree that it will take hard work...and some are willing. If you tell someone that if they work hard for a good job that they'll make good money...they'll do so....Most people will agree that anything "nice" requires hard work...but most people seem to think that they are "entitled" to things that, in reality, must be earned.
Tell someone that relationships require hard work...and they whine! They want happiness handed to them on a platter.
As soon as they realize that their significant other has flaws...it's time to throw them out and get a newer model!
My marriage lasted 15 years...a long time by today's standards...but not compared to the 50 years that my grandparents were together....and it would have been longer if cancer hadn't split them up. They knew the meaning of communication, trust, understanding, and "unconditional" love. They took the phrase,"Til death do us part" seriously.
Like everything else they achieved back then...they had to work for it. Anything WORTH having requires hard work. Anything easy...is easily thrown away.
I hope true love finds you...and I hope that you are willing to do whatever it takes to keep it...and so is your partner.
Best of luck to you!
2007-09-07 23:36:14 · answer #1 · answered by MACHNGUN 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Heyyya! Lol :-) I think that in today's world, marriage doesn't necessarily mean you'll be together forever. Too many people get married for the wrong reasons. My sister has only been married for about 18 months, and they're already separated. They got married because she got pregnant. It's really sad, because now their daughter is caught in the middle of it. So no, love doesn't have to last forever, but that's why I believe in a soul mate! I think when you really meet your soul mate, you will love each other forever. You don't want to be with anyone else, so you will be committed to working out your problems. When you try to force it, it will eventually fall apart.
2016-04-03 10:27:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is this sales insurance agent guy who I love very much and he is a very hot, very attractive, very handsome, very good-looking and very sexy man and he has a great and fantastic body. I am hoping and praying every day and night that one day he will finally realize that I am the only one for him and that the two of us are meant to be together. If I was married to him this is what I would say that makes love last forever and they are being romantic, having respect for each other, trusting each other, being faithful and loyal to each other, being honest with each other, communication, making some sacrifices for the other person's happiness and showing each other that you love and care about them no matter what.
2007-09-08 08:01:43 · answer #3 · answered by Heidi T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Forgiving each other any and all mistakes. Too many couples think love is easy, and break up at the first big fight. It's all about patience, and loving each other despite any flaws.
2007-09-08 00:53:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOVE, trust, respect.. making sacrifices for the other person's happiness... sharing ...
2007-09-07 23:37:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
lifetime devotion and full submission to that someone you vowed to love forever in your lifetime :)
2007-09-07 23:32:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Great sex with a partner willing to try anything.
2007-09-08 00:16:36 · answer #7 · answered by SteinDog 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
commitment, understanding, respect,passion,responsible,devotion
2007-09-07 23:42:01 · answer #8 · answered by vincent 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOVE LOVE AND ONLY LOVE
2007-09-07 23:31:33 · answer #9 · answered by S S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
honesty
loyalty
communication
passion
2007-09-07 23:39:33 · answer #10 · answered by Lov'n IT! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋