Always and forever

[LilyChiba]

Speaking on these very words, I woke up to see one of them in a status message on his yahoo. So I went to bed after listening to LMFAO's Reminds me of you and put up 'It doesn't matter what I say. No matter what I do. Every little thing reminds me of you. It gets harder every day. I don't know what to do. Every little thing reminds me of you. -smiles- I love you so damn much... T&K' and wake up to find him having changed his own status himself. 'She is my world, my heart and love. I sleep, I dream of you. I work, I think about you. Getting you out of my head is as impossible as walking and stopping at the same time. I love you. T&K forever.'

So I guess that answers that one. We've always said it personally. Sure nothing might be forever, but at the same time it doesn't create any pressure between us. It's how we feel at this very moment. We mesh perfectly and although we have our ups and downs, neither of us feel that we could live without each other. It was like Fate slapped us in each other's laps. So I'm comfortable saying always and forever, because one way or another, he is always going to be the one.

[floridaellen]

My boyfriend is my first love. Even if we break up for good, I will always have a place in my heart for him. So I think saying forever is allowable.

[nic&matt]

I personally think its kinda silly to say "I'll always be with you" if you can't say "I want to marry you". The two go hand in hand with each other (there are people of course who don't want to marry so it doesn't speak for everyone). I like saying "I want to be with you" and I like hearing it. It puts no stress, no promise, or no expectation. The "as long as I can be with you" is just implied without being stated

[Bobbiejeanne]

I know I said it to my High School Sweetheart, but obviously that didn't really make it. I've said it to my SO on occasion, but really it's something I use sparingly because not only is it fully loaded, if over-said it loses that special touch to it.
I feel like at this point in time, I could see me and my SO spending the rest of our lives together, and that's how we've been planning it so far. But, again, not something you say lightly.

[yienskie]

Distance sometimes lets you know who’s worth keeping and who’s worth letting go. loving someone far from you is not easy to do, keep your feeling stable to everyone who is around her/him in every seconds of the time. But the only way to keep your relationship stronger than forever is putting your self a TRUST to him/her,understand some of the situation especially the TIME we need to have every day.

[efish1042]

I prefer to not say things like "always" and "forever" in seriousness, because who knows what could happen? I often refer to my SO as "my only" more as saying that he is the only one that holds my heart. It's true and it means a lot, but it also wouldn't be falsified if we were to break up. He IS the only one, not WILL ALWAYS BE the only one, although I certainly hope that will be the case.
My SO and I are realists. He won't even really discuss the eventuality of marriage to me, not because he isn't committed, but because we are so young and we realize that anything could happen between now and when we are at a stage in our lives to really consider marriage.
Hope and realism... it's a balance.

[Verojoon]

A little over a year ago, my SO and I got in a big fight over the word "forever".

I was getting ready to go back home and we were being lovey and romantic and affectionate... and I said "I just want to love you forever." And he asked why I had to be so hung up on the future all the time instead of just focusing on how we loved each other now. And I said that right NOW I wanted to love him forever... that's all.. but it escalated into a huge fight... that resulted in me missing my flight and sleeping by myself int he airport...

We've discussed it since then, and I know the word doesn't freak him out as it did then, but now I have a certain aversion to the word "forever" Sometimes I find myself thinking it, and then I feel panicked about it... haha

But it's all so silly, because it is just a word! Words are as powerful as we make them. And I think it is important that we say what we mean AT THE TIME, but that we are all intelligent enough to know that things change, and telling someone you will love them forever should not put any pressure on either party. It just means that at that time and place with all the circumstances that you are aware of at that moment, this is what you truly feel. We can't really do more than that!

[Irina_Linn]

i dont like these words,even though we use them.However,i always carefully think of the meaning i put in them.If I say "I will always love you" i mean it.Even if something happenes or whatever,I will still love him as one of the most amazing people that entered my life.So its rather honest when i say always But still i dont like it.I think its overrated and people put too much in this.Plus these words remind me of sissy movies Actions matter more than words

[MattDavies86]

I have genuinely never though about it... I've said it to my SO, and sometimes have said a long long time as well, but it's never crossed my mind as a burden or a "oh shit, really?", i'm pretty sure it's never occured to my SO like this too, but at the moment I guess we are still in the honeymoon phase and forever sounds great right now, I already tole her this won't last forever, we will argue at times and we may say things we don't mean, but I will always call to talk to her and asked her never to ignore my calls or texts :P

[melarie]

When we say forever, or always, it's normally in the context of "I'll always be here for you" or that we'll always care about each other, which I think is 100% true. If for some reason we broke up, I know that I would still want to be there for him, even if I have to take some time away to get over him. I've always been like that with everyone that I've been close to that's hurt me. I don't care how bad someone betrayed me, if they needed someone, I wouldn't ignore them. That's just the kind of person I am. And I hope he'd do the same for me. So in that sense, I believe it's true when I say I'll always care about him, love him and be there for him.

When we do say that we'll always be together there's normally something like "hopefully" or "If I have any say in it." So it's less of a flat out promise and more of a promise to try to make it forever.. I guess. If that makes sense haha.

[redapple]

Personally I feel that bein LD makes me realise how uncertain the future is. Sure we most likely will return to being CD in a year but if circumstances have taken him so far from me now who's to say what might happen in the future. So for us....no forevers and always here!

[MattDavies86]

When we say forever, or always, it's normally in the context of "I'll always be here for you" or that we'll always care about each other, which I think is 100% true. If for some reason we broke up, I know that I would still want to be there for him, even if I have to take some time away to get over him.

This I agree with, when you love someone it is for life, they will always have a place in your heart but not your love, you can move on from it, I find it hard to really hate anyone, maybe I'm too nice haha

[Hololz]

Never really thought about it. I think I may have said it a couple of times, although didn't feel too comfortable once I said it. I avoid using it now because, as others have said, life can be uncertain.

However, I think if said in the right context, with two people who are on the same page, it is a very sweet gesture. To be honest I don't think its any different to saying you will get married one day, so if you're at that stage in the relationship why not?

[Malaga]

Personally I think the relationship has to earn the right for the words always and forever to be used. Anyone can use any words they want of course, but to me it's funny when people who have been together like 3 months use it in all seriousness. Can't take them seriously at all. But if you've been together for several years during which you guys actually grew up and changed together, then in my opinion these words have a meaning.

[Sora1101]

With how special my SO is to me even if we do break up god forbid, he'll always have a place in my heart, so he will always be with me whether it's in the romantic way or not. I don't use these terms loosely though, when I say them I mean it with all my heart, I will fight with everything I have to keep my relationship going because I do want a forever with my SO.