Is love really forever or is it only ever temporary?

love is like a car, it will run forever if you maintain it.

Things that have a beginning, typically have an ending. Some people do carry love in their hearts for someone from the time it develops, until the end of their life...for others, it doesn't last that long. It doesn't make either better than the other, just how it is in that circumstance.

The idea that love lasts a lifetime or it isn't really love is unrealistic. I've been in love a few times, they were all different, but they are also all over (the situations, and the love).

It's fairy-tale to think it always lasts "forever" or that there's only one "true love" in your life...neither of those things is true, unless you choose to make them part of your life. Love can come and go...and how many times it can occur are without number. ☺☻

Some people are lucky enough to stay in love forever. I feel, those who don't, mostly don't because they stop acting like they are in love. I believe you can control the feeling of love, and maintain it, in a single relationship, if you want to. If you don't, you will eventually search outside of your relationship, and it will be destroyed. You always hear, "I didn't mean to fall in love with the other person, it just happened." It never 'just happens.' There is an effort to cultivate it. If people would put hose efforts into their relationship, rather than outside of it I think we would have much more success as a society. I am not saying there are not reasons people fall out of love. I just believe people allow it to happen too much. There are a lot of things that I would like to mention here, (age being predominant), but the fact is, keep acting like you are in love with your husband. Do the things lovers do. Don't do them with others. It will last. Good luck.

PS-Also, his parents lead separate lives? Are you sure? Never underestimate what people do when they are alone between the sheets. Their marriage might be stronger and more 'together' than you suspect.

I think that if you find the right person, love can last forever. However, people change and so does love - and not everyone can ride the transitions together.

Many people who are still married but unhappy got married too soon or too young. I don't think that marriage should be rushed in to.

But often falling out of love is nobody's fault. You cannot predict these things. If you're lucky enough to find someone you can love forever, then you should hang on to that person!

The intense feelings of love are temporary. But in good marriages the friendship should grow. People grow and change over time and your relationship should change as well. You should always be looking to work together and find ways to make the other person happy.

Its sad that your husband's parents lead separate lives. From time to time you see very old people who still love each other intensely and that always warms the heart.

love can last forever. But not without effort. Marriage is a partnership effort it's not just one person

Short answer Yes Love Can Last forever i have seen it my parents also have been together 30+ years and they still live lives together

So i know that it can happen

Real Love Lasts Forever

It all depends on two people, if you guys are strong and work as a team with everything then I don't see why not, there are couples that last a lifetime together and they're very happy and very much in love. Best of luck to u!!

I have come to realize that love is something that happens in the moment...You tend to love the person your with for the time you are together but, if things don't work out it's not love that keeps you both together...Its love that replaces that person with someone else in your life...When i got divorce, all the things my "ex" and I always said was forgotten when we ended our marriage...I thought about how much I loved him when we were together but, what happened now...Where was the love at that time?? I can't tell you enough how hurt I was but, I can tell you that his new girlfriend is experiencing the love that he once showed me....Love is as close to magic...You think it happens and then you realize...

Mummyme, Baby I too believe it can last ! Does your husband share your thoughts well ? Have you accepted Jesus as your lord and savior ?For many people being in love fades away by choice. It is so easy to take the other for granted. Try reading the bible together and share everything, become one flesh ! May God bless you and keep you as one for all eternity !

Yes, it does with proper care. Love goes through stages and changes its shape. When you first meet its an infatuation type of love, then it grows into a more mature love. As long as both of you continue to try & work on compromise and commitment, you can have a fulfilling love that lasts for the rest of your life.

No! Not all marriages are that way! I know a lot of older married couples who are still just as in love as they were when they married.