me and my bf/partner have been together for 5 yrs now. it is usually good and sometimes hard. we had a bit of trouble the second year but worked it out, and im glad we did. we really love each other and except for when we are really arguing( lol ) we agree that we will probably always be together. we will see how that goes though.hehe. he has wanted to get "married" but i consider what we have as close to that as you can get w/o paper. maybe someday, both when it is legal and we both feel it is right. he wants it on paper and i just want to have a kickass party.