<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646001656880979667</id><updated>2012-02-16T03:04:07.580-08:00</updated><category term='love'/><title type='text'>Lasting Love</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lastinglove.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7646001656880979667/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lastinglove.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>lovelasts</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00369023245474460638</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>1</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646001656880979667.post-5249715438342742728</id><published>2006-12-07T21:30:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-12-07T19:30:34.410-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='love'/><title type='text'>A Quest for what makes love last...</title><content type='html'>Have you been married or partnered for more than 10 years? Do you know a couple who has been together for a long time... 25 years... 50 years... or more?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If so, we want to hear your story! Please copy and have both partners answer the following questions:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. How long have you been Married or Partnered?&lt;br /&gt;2. What are your first names? (no last names please, for privacy)&lt;br /&gt;3. Which state do you reside?&lt;br /&gt;4. How and where did you first meet?&lt;br /&gt;5. What attracted you to each other?&lt;br /&gt;6. How long did you date before you got Married?&lt;br /&gt;7. What caused the biggest fights?&lt;br /&gt;8. What's the best way to settle a fight?&lt;br /&gt;9. Describe any major obstacle that you had to overcome in your relationship. How did you overcome it?&lt;br /&gt;10. Do you share the same religeon and spiritual beliefs? (describe)&lt;br /&gt;11. What activities/hobbies do you enjoy doing together?&lt;br /&gt;12. What activities/hobbies do you enjoy doing separately?&lt;br /&gt;13. Have you ever been separated for any length of time? If so, what happened and how did you get back together?&lt;br /&gt;14. Do you feel you are opposites or similar?&lt;br /&gt;15. What are your biggest differences and similarities?&lt;br /&gt;15. Did your parents like your spouse?&lt;br /&gt;16. Have you ever had any marriage counseling?&lt;br /&gt;17. Do you still show physical affection to each other? (holding hands, kissing, etc.)&lt;br /&gt;18. How frequently do you make love?&lt;br /&gt;19. Do you have children? How many?&lt;br /&gt;20. How did you know your spouse was the right man or woman for you?&lt;br /&gt;21. What would you tell other young couples who are thinking of sharing their life together?&lt;br /&gt;22. What should other couples consider before they get married?&lt;br /&gt;23. What is the race, nationality and age difference between you?&lt;br /&gt;24. Is there anything that would cause you to leave your spouse today?&lt;br /&gt;25. Were your parents happily married for a long time?&lt;br /&gt;26. What do you believe has made your love last?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you can, please take a photgraph of you and your spouses hands and post here. Also, If you feel comfortable, please post a copy of your wedding photo and a photo of the happy couple today.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you for sharing your story! May it help other young couples have a long and happy relationship.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7646001656880979667-5249715438342742728?l=lastinglove.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lastinglove.blogspot.com/feeds/5249715438342742728/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7646001656880979667&amp;postID=5249715438342742728' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7646001656880979667/posts/default/5249715438342742728'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7646001656880979667/posts/default/5249715438342742728'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lastinglove.blogspot.com/2006/12/quest-for-what-makes-love-last.html' title='A Quest for what makes love last...'/><author><name>lovelasts</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00369023245474460638</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
