Has the saying "I'm thankful for you, and forever will be" lost it's meaning?

I don’t even understand the sentence itself. :/

@Fyrius: If you have stuck in some trouble & someone helps to you.then (suppose)“You say “I am thankful for you & I will always be”(you are currently thankful for him or her & you will be remain thankful for him or her). but it’s only a sentence to talk.It’s never implemented in future.

It depends on the situation. I don’t think that I’d usually remain thankful towards them because I have a short term memory but if they saved my life, maybe I’d remain thankful for a longer period of time. I don’t like the way it’s phrased. I probably wouldn’t say it even if I am going to remain thankful.

@blinkErri
Ah. I see. Thanks.

I suppose you’re on to something.
Maybe you’ll remember them forever if they risked their life to save your wife and child and don’t ask for anything in return, after you’d become cynical and given up hope that selfless and courageous people exist, creating a turning point in your life. But under less extreme circumstances, yeah, you’re probably just going to forget it again.

I’ve never heard this before, but I like it. I would say if someone saved me from certain death and I said that to them, I would surely mean it.

Oh, right… like being grateful. I would prefer someone to say… ‘I am so grateful for you’, or ‘I appreciate you’, or ‘I’m so thankful for you’, rather than have them say, ‘I love you’... like performers yell to their audience. I know they don’t ‘love’ me…..... but they may love the money I spent on the tickets or the support I show by showing up and listening to them, or watching them. But they don’t ‘love ME.’ They don’t know me.

But, I agree…. people say stuff they don’t really mean. I’ve been thankful for a stranger’s help in little areas of my life and I always try to show the appropriate amount of thankfulness as to not embarrass me or the person helping. And vice versa, when I’ve helped someone… I don’t want them gushing about it. It would be embarrassing, as would an insincere remark.

Is that phrase common in another language? cause Ive never heard it before, its d.o.a. as far as how common it is in my experience

if the person really means it then its not a “phrase” they just mean that, but if they are just saying it as a phrase like “have a nice day” with like a tone of passing disregard, then they might not fully mean it. maybe a little.

I haven’t hear this particular saying before, but I like the idea. I like to thank people when they’ve done something for me, but I don’t think it’s necessary to go over the top. I think a person can feel that warmth and genuine thanks in the exchange itself.

A simple thank you is enough for me.Whether they mean it or not is another story ;)

It was a meaningless saying from the start. Who would say something so vacuous like that and mean it?

No, @lucillelucillelucille “I’m thankful for you, and forever!”

In standard English, if I understand this correctly, it would be “I’ll be forever grateful.” “I’m thankful for you” means that I am really happy you are in my life.

(And its its.) Is English your native tongue? If not, all is forgiven.

Just say what you really feel and mean. There are no blanket answers for situations involving gratitude…otherwise, they’re just polite expressions. They are not necessarily genuine, personally.

Thankful and owing are two different things.

@ChazMaz…yes, there is no score-keeping or, as you say, “owing” in acts of kindness.

They will soon become extinct.

I have never heard this saying before. It seems a strange way to say thank you.

@downtide: I’m with you. Thank you very much for the answer. Do I owe you anything?

@fightfightfight: Who, or what, is “They”?

@gailcalled
”(And its its.)”
I think you mean “And it’s its”. ;)
Lol, irony.

@Fyrius: After several years here, I rarely know what I mean. It’s a puzzlement. Shame on me.

Well, sure, i suppose there are many words that have lost meaning to some people. However, were i ever to use this particular saying, i’d mean it. Sometimes someone can help you in that instant, but it could be something that means something to you for ever in future. For example, someone fixes an ornament that is special to you – you will indeed always be thankful to that person for fixing that. So i’d say it depends on the individual – some people mean what they say, others say things without even thinking twice about the true meaning of what they’ve said.