Hello.
Please help me figure out how a native speaker would say in situations below:
Hypothetical situation:
It is my friend's 30th birthday.
We've been friends for over 20 years.
I want to say:
A I hope our friendship lasts forever(for a long long time) / I want you to continue being my friend forever (for a long long time). / I hope our friendship lasts as long as we live.
It does not sound right to say either of above sentences. If you can think of a more natural/more colloquial way of speaking, and could let me know, I'd really appreciate it too.
I suspect that it could also depend on my gender and the gender of my friend. If so, could you kindly let me know what to say, and not to say in situations below:
Me as a woman to a female friend.
Me as a man to a female friend.
Me as a woman to a male friend.
Me as a man to a male friend.
Thank you!
Please help me figure out how a native speaker would say in situations below:
Hypothetical situation:
It is my friend's 30th birthday.
We've been friends for over 20 years.
I want to say:
A I hope our friendship lasts forever(for a long long time) / I want you to continue being my friend forever (for a long long time). / I hope our friendship lasts as long as we live.
It does not sound right to say either of above sentences. If you can think of a more natural/more colloquial way of speaking, and could let me know, I'd really appreciate it too.
I suspect that it could also depend on my gender and the gender of my friend. If so, could you kindly let me know what to say, and not to say in situations below:
Me as a woman to a female friend.
Me as a man to a female friend.
Me as a woman to a male friend.
Me as a man to a male friend.
Thank you!