Can love really last a lifetime?

I agree. While the feelings may change, hopefully it will be replaced by a deeper love that grows more so over the years. My husband and I have been married 6 yrs now and I love him more each day.

i love is true and if God is in the Center of your relationship Love will surely last...

Love is a decision to love somebody. It will surely last a lifetime if both of you are committed to do just that.

That makes a lot of sense. Things always get a bit tricky for me around that time. So I guess if either one of the couple doesn't have there heart in it, is not committed th the other as well as the relationship then it's a no go. Gee, you know, that explains a whole lot. Thanks for this info, I'll take it on board.

of course a true love will last for lifetime until it is returned because when u not loved a normal man wont try for his whole life,he will naturally leave it but surely he will try a lot.but if it is love it true and it returned it will be there for the lifetime.even though we might not show that we still cant leave without them.definitely it will not come down.so if u think u dont love someone anymore jus try not speaking to them just for one day and then u will know how much u miss them.u will know u cannot leave,not even leave just be without them.

This could probably be true since our body (not only our brain) consists of chemicals.. *LOL* But we also have to bear in mind that loving also involves the heart not just our brain. Love will last as long as the two person looks ahead in the same direction, understands, respects and sees each other's flaws as perfection.

yeah, I agree. Love depends on both parties, if you want it to last. Your partner may love you so much, but if you lost your love for him/her, then that won't do any good for both of you. It takes two to tango. The relationship relies on both of you.

wow..really? I was with my last bf for 4 years and the love did last for even longer than that. So im not sure if i would believe what these scientists are saying. Anyways theres never really any gurantee to these studies - they are based on science and love is not all science.

well of course love can last for life time..i have myself seen many examples...its nothing that feelings go weak or something ...it is just that it needs a renovation every 12-18 months...and it lasts for lifetime...and even after it.. just do not let your love feel that something has changed....surprise her the same way as ypu did before...go on candle light dinners...go on a outing...and just see how your love blooms..!!!!

The love itself is important to or to achieve love is very different kind of thing as we go for that! Love is not simply the atraction, or not in between two lover only! What scientists are saying has a significance of our body chemical and it is related with our basic instinct as well as emotional element and tendencies! But love as an real ideal or the capacity of love is not limited and not in the area we are using mostly! Love is an expansion of our real capacity to give and share the things we have as an emotional being, to understand others by loving is related with that!

I don't have any doubts that true love can last a life time. There are times when we may think it has slipped some, and there are times when we have to work on it, but there are many people who are just as much in love in their seventies as they were in their twenties.

The initial attraction we feel for someone does fade after time....but hopefuly by then you will have formed a bond that goes a bit deeper than that.If you really can connect with someone on many different levels...I would say it can last a lifetime.

I really think that love can really last for a lifetime and that it is a matter of decision and acceptance of the other person, faults and all. Both parties have to commit and really work things out no matter what happens.

I agree. It is up to you and partner to make the relationship work after those euphoric feelings are gone. Most often you become comfortable with each other and find new ways to love each other. It is very important to keep the passion and newness alive in a relationship, but it takes effort. It won't just happen on it's own. Too often many couples don't try hard after the initial feelings of love and the newness of the relationship has worn off. That is why we have so many divorces I think. They are seeking that feeling again and unfortunately most often with someone else. Relationships are hard work. My parents have been married for 35 years and they have their ups and downs, but they are comfortable together. My mom once told me she doesn't have a passionate love for my father, but she wouldn't know what she would do without him. They are more companions/friends now than anything else, and sometimes that is good enough.

yes I do believe love can last a lifetime I have seen it with my own eyes. It is just not the romantic young love it is a more mature and stable love.

Difinitely yes, love can go a long long way. It depends on both of the partners. It takes two to tango. Real love has no limits, no boundaries, it goes on forever.

It entirely depends on the couple and thier intreset. If they trust each other and want to be together till the end, then it can be long lasting

I watched a documentary the other day about the science of Love and it was so interesting. It mentioned how after a few years of the love chemcial (Oxytocin?/?) wers off and is replaced with something like friendship chemicals or something. haha don't quote me on that it's late and i can't remember but it was something to that effect. Love can definitely last a lifetime it's just very very difficult to keep it running smoothly. Love will always be there but the relationship takes hard work and dedication. I'm planning to be married to the same man for my entire life and I'm willing to fight for my relationship whether it means going to marriage counselling or making certain sacrifices. You can't just fall in love and expect to live happily ever after without putting in the hard yards.

I have been married for 27 years now this June and I believe it can last as long as someone wants it too. I could not be without my partner and lover at all. He is my life. People just don't know what they want anymore now adays. Love can be in front of there face and then hardships come along and they don't want to face them and there lives go separate ways. When you have kids that is a big test of your love because you have to make decisions together and sometimes they don't always work out so well. We have raised two children and know it is not easy. I do not want to be alone in life and choose to stay in love with my partner.

Love is a commitment to both partners involved.Thus without committing oneself to your love ones then that would be the case that the love is fading and eventually will lead to break up.Thus it could be better to love unconditionally and commit our own self to our love ones.