the concept of a forever love.
today whilst i was at work an elderly woman was discussing with me that she was celebrating her 60th anniversary with her husband and when i asked what age they got together she said 21 and thatâs what had me wondering, what constitutes the long term aspect of a true love.
in todays society the concept of âsituationshipsâ and âtalking stagesâ really dim the idea of having something more than short term with another person, for me hearing that this woman had been stuck with the same man for 60 years it sounded like hell for me and all i could think about was how theyâre both certainly unhappy, surely you canât be happy staying with someone for that longâŚbut maybe you could be?
maybe the âhoe cultureâ stems peopleâs ideas that if theyâre âlocked downâ they wonât be able to experiment with others but i think when youâre truly in love with someone you wouldnât need to do that.
itâs so normal to see how our parents, grandparents etc have been married/together for so many years and we never question it, because itâs just them but is it the change in traditions and times that explains why the younger generations hate the idea of long term or is it just society has got so bored and finds it impossible that you could actually be married to the man you met at 21 for the rest of your life?
