married 70 years...

[Gigabitch]

I hope to be happy with my husband for the rest of my life. That's my plan, anyway. I think it's possible.

[Perryville]

I hope you get your wish, Gig.

[Lipp]

Time matters little, 10 years with the "wrong" person is worse than 70 years with the "right" person.

[Perryville]

Very wise, Lipp. I got to spend only a few years with the love of my life, but I wouldn't trade them for whatever comes second.

[bluesummer]

Unless we both live to 100, there's no way we're making it 70 years. I don't want to be that old anyway....you can't enjoy life anymore.

[SirWagginston]

Unless we both live to 100, there's no way we're making it 70 years. I don't want to be that old anyway....you can't enjoy life anymore.

You know, this gets me thinking: people never used do live even to 70, or even 30, once upon a time. Life expectancy as well as life quality will continue to increase as time goes on. If you're relatively young like me, it's not too improbable that you'll live that long, and be able to enjoy doing it.

What it makes me wonder is if that's going to change how people do relationships. Fast-forward a century or two from now: can anybody really be married for 100 years, without getting sick and tired of it?

[Lipp]

My grand-dad just turned 90, and he's still doing fine by living on his own, biking around to see people and walking up and down an extremely narrow and steep stairway to get to his garage without incident. Hell, he even has alot more hair than his son, my 50-year old dad

I can only hope to be as up and about as him at that age.

[Coco]

I wanted to be with my ex-fiance for the rest of my life. but he don't want me like that. Pshhhh Oh well! His loss!

[Perryville]

What is he, Coco, brain dead? You are way too hot for him, anyhow.!!!

[Gigabitch]

I wanted to be with my ex-fiance for the rest of my life. but he don't want me like that. Pshhhh Oh well! His loss!

He's a fool.

[Coco]

LOL! I don't know what he is. But he's not mine anymore and that's becoming okay with me. Even though sometimes I want to give him a kiss and rock his world... he doesn't deserve me and I don't want to hurt myself by being with him again.

[irrelevant_89]

(...) Life expectancy as well as life quality will continue to increase as time goes on. (...) What it makes me wonder is if that's going to change how people do relationships. Fast-forward a century or two from now: can anybody really be married for 100 years, without getting sick and tired of it?

I guess some people can, but it's sure to be a very low number. I really do think that for many reasons besides life expectancy relationship customs will change. Not sure how, but if it stays on the current course (which might not happen... sometimes libertarian times are followed by very strict and austere ones), I can see monogamy becoming obsolete, and marriage being a contract to breed and raise children, most of the times with no "love" involved, and with the partners satisfying their emotional needs elsewhere.

[SirWagginston]

I don't think monogamy will ever go obsolete, completely. I've read the opinions of experts on this subject, and they've coined a new term for what's developing: serial monogamy. It shows itself in people that have been divorced and remarried numerous times. These people can only get along with one person for so long, so they keep switching partners. The idea of "until death do we part" is pretty much dying, or maybe already dead.

[Mish]

I see your point, to a degree. However, over here I see constantly the weakness of girls and guys just clinging to someone, ANYONE, to be with someone just for the sake of not being single. Out of weakness. So its a double edge sword.

There is a huge difference between people clinging on to someone, anyone who's not right for them out of personal insecurities and two people who are compatible steadily and unwaveringly building a mutually rewarding relationship on a stable foundation of care and trust.

[Coco]

With that being said and true Mishanya... it happens with older couples too who feel as if they are too old to start over. Some even stay in relationships because they are in their comfort zone.