Times change. Nothing remains the same forever. But as you can see from these heartwarming pictures compiled by Bored Panda, one thing doesn’t change no matter how much time passes, and that’s love.

Usually when we say goodbye to somebody, we’re pretty sure that we’re going to see them again, and soon. But many of the people in the photographs below, taken during WW2, had no idea if they were ever going to be reunited with their loved ones again. And sadly, many weren’t.

These pictures serve to remind us that life is short, so don’t wait until Valentine’s Day to tell somebody you love them. Tell them today!

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#1 Korean War Goodbye Kiss, Los Angeles, Sept. 6, 1950

#2 American Soldiers Getting Last Kiss On Ship Before Deployment To Egypt, 1963

#3 A Sailor Kissing A Nurse In New York’s Times Square. This Iconic Photo Symbolizes The End Of World War II, 1945

#4 A Young Woman Lifts Her Feet While Embracing And Kissing A Uniformed Us Soldier At The Train Station, Connecticut, 1945

#5 Farewell To Departing Troops At New York’s Penn Station, April 1943

#6 A Woman Leans Over The Railing To Kiss A British Soldier Returning From World War II, London, 1940

#7 Jean Moore Kneels And Kisses Her Fiancé, Wheelchair-Bound World War II Veteran Ralph Neppel, 1945

#8 A Soldier Comes Home From War, 1940s

#9 Saying Goodbye At The Train Station Before Departing To WWII

#10 American Soldier Kissing His English Girlfriend On Lawn In Hyde Park, 1945

#11 Farewell To Departing Troops At New York’s Penn Station, April 1943

#12 Soldiers Departing For Egypt Lean Out Of Their Windows To Kiss Their Loved Ones Goodbye, 1935

#13 An English ATS And Eighth Air Force Sergeant Enjoy A Blissful Kiss, 1945

#14 English Soldiers Saying Goodbye To Their Wives, Getting Ready To Go To Egypt, 1937

#15 A Sailor Leans Over A Picket Fence And Lifts His Girlfriend Up For A Kiss, 1945

#16 Saying Farewell To Departing Troops At New York’s Penn Station, April 1943

#17 A British Soldier Whispers Into The Ear Of A Loved One As He Leaves For The Front, 1939

#18 Coffee Served On Porch Of Ante-Bellum Mansion, At Party For Cadets From Local Army Flying School, Mississippi, US, 1943

#19 US Soldier Tenderly Kissing His Girlfriend Goodbye Before Departing By Train, 1922

#20 A Young Woman On Roller Skates And Her Soldier Honey, 1940s

#21 US Soldier Giving Japanese Girl A Bicycle Ride, With Handlebar Riding Forbidden, 1946, Japan

#22 A GI And His Girl Walk Arm-In-Arm Among The Sheep In Kensington Gardens, London, 1945

#23 A Girl Climbs To Say Her Goodbye To A Soldier Going Off To Fight In World War II, 1940

#24 A British Soldier Kisses His Wife On His Return From Serving With The Armed Forces, 1945

#25 Couple In Penn Station Sharing Farewell Kiss Before He Ships Off To War, 1943

#26 A Kiss In Times Square Displays The Mood Of The World On V-E Day, New York, May 8, 1945

#27 Young Couple Chalking Hearts Onto A Tree, Valentine’s Day, 1944

#28 Servicemen And Downtown Workers Embrace And Kiss In The Street As Word Of Surrender Flashed Through The Nation, 1945

#29 Us Soldier And Local Girl Sharing A Chocolate Bar And Cigarettes, 1940s

#30 A Member Of The 1st Battalion Of The Manchester Regiment During A Quayside Reunion At Southampt Before The Unit Moves Onto Egypt

#31 A Present For His Girlfriend, California, 1943

#32 A Soldier Saying Goodbye To His Wife In Seattle, Leaving For World War I, 1917

#33 Soldier Is Welcomed Home At Long Beach Airport, 1945

#34 An American GI And His French Girlfriend Holding One Another While On A Date, 1940s

#35 An American Soldier And A Frenchwoman Kissing In A Picture That Raised Eyebrows After Appearing In Life Magazine, 1944

#36 Man Kisses His Wife After Coming Back From War, 1940s

#37 Saying Farewell To Departing Troops At New York’s Penn Station, April 1943

#38 Soldier Kissing A Red Cross Nurse, 1945

#39 Women’s Army Corp Member Kissing Her Husband, Upon Discharge January 1, 1945

#40 Anglo-American Friendship Is Furthered By Boy And Girl Meetings In Hyde Park, 1945

#41 A Couple Kissing In A Pub As Europe Celebrates The End Of World War II, London, 1945

#42 A Russian Woman Cries Reunited With A Soldier Returning After The War, 1945

#43 World War Two Farewell Kiss, Between 1940-1945

#44 D. Brown Kissing Her Fiance Terry Under The Mistletoe, On Board The HMS Wakeful At Portsmout, 1955

#45 A Couple Celebrate The Victory On May 8, 1945

#46 Evacuated French Troops Relax On An English Beach

#47 Actress Martha O’driscoll Kisses A Soldier Goodbye In Los Angeles, 1941

#48 Hyde Park’s Paths Are Filled With Strolling Couples Like This One, 1945

#49 Comrades Heckle Soldier Kissing His Girlfriend Goodbye Before Leaving Waterloo Station, London, 1939

#50 A British Tommie Bestows A Last Kiss Upon His Rhineland Sweetheart As His Detachment Leaves For England As They Evacuate Germany. Konigstein, Germany, September 1929

#51 An American Soldier Leans Over The Side Of An Army Vehicle As He Kisses A French Woman On A Bicycle During The Liberation Of Paris, 1944

#52 Three Lovely Ladies Embrace Their Military Beaus, 1940s

#53 Kissing Their Lovers Goodbye, Toronto, 1914

#54 A Soldier And His Girlfriend, Texas, USA, 1941

#55 Husbands Kiss Their Wives After Coming Back From War, 1940s

#56 Couple Laughing In A Park, California, 1943

#57 Soldier Is Greeted With A Kiss From His Ecstatic Wife As He Comes Home From France On Christmas

#58 A Victory Kiss, 1945

#59 Couple In Penn Station Sharing Farewell Kiss Before He Ships Off To War, 1943

#60 An English ATS And A GI Lies In The Grass In Hyde Park, 1945

#61 A U.S. Officer And His Girl Walk By The Serpentine In Hyde Park, London, 1945

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