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 

      -Poem by Susan Polis Schutz