If You Ever Need Anything, I Might Give It To You

Does anybody ever say that? Does anybody ever say, "Hey, if you ever need anything, I'll quickly evaluate your situation and judge you, and then decide if I should, in fact, give to you what you desire?"
No, nobody says that. They say, "If you ever need anything, here's my number/give me a shout-out."
But why say it if you don't really mean it?
Is it just something that you say to fill a gap in conversation that holds no real relevance to the holder?
Usually, it is said to somebody who has endured some difficult hardship or is about to. The people who these things are said to are often people in undesirable circumstances, who are in a state of emotion distress or trauma, and do hang on to the things that are said, remembering them in their time of need.
But, at the actual time of need, the speaker of these words is held accountable and should thusly be prepared to act on them. No excuses should be barred, and no lies committed, leaving both parties mutually satisfied: the one helped, as he/she desired, and the other helping, as he/she desired at some time.

Or is that not what you wanted after all?

This just goes to show that it's not actually how you say it, it's what you say.
If you don't intend to keep your word when saying something nice, then don't say it at all.

What is Love?

Sure it's a song by Haddaway that Chris Kattan and Will Ferrell used to dance to to try and get chicks in a Saturday Night Live sketch, but it's more than just that.

My grandparents celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary yesterday. They were married June 30th, 1956, and they are still around and still married to each other.
That's a pretty strong accomplishment. Everybody jokes about old, married couples, how they argue and communicate with each other, and my grandparents are the typical example of that old, married couple, but they both know that each of them would be nowhere without the other one. It was such a treat to see a couple that have been married that long reach that milestone, the Golden Anniversary.

I have the privilege of being able to see my grandparents everyday, I even work for/with my grandfather. It is a privilege that not many people get to achieve, and it is one that even less enjoy when they have the opportunity.
For me, though, it is a blessing. It is wonderful to see a couple who care for each other so tenderly that they can get past their misunderstandings and fall back in love every night when they go home together. They even fed each other wedding cake at the party, just like they did when they were married, fifty years ago.

I am about to attend another party for two friends of mine from high school, who were each other's high school sweethearts, and are getting married themselves in about five weeks. It makes me wonder about the institution of marriage and about what love really means. How has love and marriage changed in the last fifty years?
In today's day and age of divorce, untraditional relationships, and extremely cautious dating, it makes me wonder whether the love that is shared between my two high school friends is the same kind of love that was shared by my grandparents on their wedding day?I guess only time will tell.
We've all got to go sometime.