I believe that true love lasts forever. Some people think that they are ¡°in love¡± with every person they date, or become interested in, but I don¡¯t think that¡¯s true at all. I think that when you love someone, when you truly love them, that love never changes. You don¡¯t just stop loving someone; it¡¯s either love or it isn¡¯t. Love is what makes a man and a woman decide to spend the rest of their lives together; love is what a dad feels toward his only daughter, and the reason that tears fill his eyes when he gives her away on her wedding day.

Love is what an older sister feels towards her younger sister even when one moves away and becomes a stranger. She may change the kind of guys she dates so she fits in better and has a bigger crowd to hang around. She may compromise everything she believes in so as not to lose those ¡°friends.¡± She may never be the same person again, but no matter what mistakes she makes or how much she changes, her sister will always love her. All the years they spent together laughing and sticking up for each other created an unbreakable bond that neither time nor distance can ever change. And that bond is love.

My mom and dad are the first people that showed me that true love lasts forever. Even though they are the greatest example of love that I know, they taught me the strength of love by doing the exact opposite of loving each other – getting a divorce. However, I soon came to realize that no matter what my parents may have said or done otherwise, they did, and always would, love each other. Anytime my dad went to play pool with his friends and a girl would ask to dance with him, he would always turn her down. When his best friend wondered why, his wife told him simply, ¡°Of course he won¡¯t dance with any other girls. He¡¯s still in love with that Autumn.¡± When I heard this story, I had more hope than ever for another chance for my parents to be together. And just as I had hoped they would, two and a half years ago, they finally remarried. Just like with any married couple, arguments do happen, but it doesn¡¯t, and it never will, change their love for each other. My parents have shown me that love finds a way to overcome all obstacles. And so, I believe that true love lasts forever.