Does love really mean never having to say you're sorry?

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'Love Story' Reunion: Ryan O'Neal, Ali MacGraw Say Movie's Most Famous Line Is a 'Crock' (Q&A)

"Love means never having to say you're sorry"? Not true, say the movie's stars, who reunited for an exclusive portrait and interview in conjunction with THR's list of Hollywood's 100 favorite films.

It's been 44 years since an ethnic working-class girl named Jenny fell in love with a waspy "preppie" named Oliver. And yet, on a recent afternoon in Malibu, it seemed barely a day had passed since the stars of director Arthur Hiller's 1970 tragic romance Love Story — Ryan O'Neal, 73 and Ali MacGraw, 75 — had last shared the screen. The longtime friends reflected on the seeming impossibility of selling a terribly sad love story to the masses (especially one wherein it's revealed in the first minutes that the leading lady dies), the film's unique legacy in Hollywood and how O'Neal really felt about MacGraw — famously once the spouse of Hollywood legends Robert Evans and Steve McQueen — while they were making the now-classic tearjerker

Check out the interview and tell us what you think.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/love-story-reunion-ryan-oneal-714789

A friend with whom I shared a loving relationship did not contact me for a long time.  Then, when he did, he said his computer was down and his cell phone wasn't working and he was sorry it had been so long since he spoke with me - and that was said by email.

I would have preferred he just said the truth.  My belief is that the truth is:  Our relationship has waned to the point where it's less important to stay in touch, but not unimportant entirely.  Thus, we'll connect less often just to say "hello."  Apologizing for a down PC and a broken phone?  By a person retired from the technology industry?  Ever heard of libraries?  McDonald's wifi?  And who lets their phone be broken for very long these days?  It didn't feel like sorry in love, it felt like sorry love.

That is where "love means never having to say you're sorry" comes in for me.  Love means you do the right thing by the object of your affection and saying you're sorry is not a regular necessity.  Of course, errors occur.  We all make mistakes.  Then, love or not, saying you're sorry is required and can make a big difference to the offended party.

Thus, perhaps it's the "never" part of the statement that is a little extreme.  Every relationship has its peaks and valleys, mistakes and errors.  A satisfying relationship, however, is one of mutual concern and caring, acceptance and understanding that leads to fewer "I'm sorry" occasions.

Good response. I tend to agree with McGraw and O'Neill, that the quotation is a crock, but it sounded good within the context of the film, which was hardly realistic, when you think about it.

Crock or not it's a memorable line -- something every author would love to pen.

True.