How can I stay in love
with you forever?
How can we make our relationship into
a lifetime of sharing and joy?
In order to stay in love forever
I must first find the right person to love
and I have, in you
In order to stay in love forever
we both must understand each other
and ourselves very well
and we must be completely honest
with each other at all times
We both must have our own goals and interests
and actively pursue them
We both must have complete freedom of thought
and we must encourage each other
to follow our dreams
We must always be fair, kind and supportive
of each other
We must dedicate ourselves to being
equal partners in all that we feel
and in all that we do
We must promise each other that
we will always create time
to just appreciate each other and our love
and that we will never be lazy
and take our love for granted
In order for me to stay in love
with you forever
and have a relationship that is
a lifetime of sharing and loving
I must really pledge myself
to this wonderful commitment
and I must really want to stay in love
with you forever
and I do
- Susan Polis Schutz