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B2informal

Porterò sempre con me quello che abbiamo vissuto.

I will always carry with me what we lived through.

Pronunciation

por-te-RÒ SEMP-re con ME quel-lo che ab-BIA-mo vis-SU-to — stress on 'rò', 'semp-', 'me', 'bia-', 'su-'.

When to use it

Ending a breakup conversation by acknowledging the permanent mark the relationship has left — the most loving possible farewell.

What it means

'Porterò con me' = I will carry with me (future of portare). 'Sempre' = always. 'Quello che abbiamo vissuto' = what we lived through (passato prossimo of 'vivere' — 'vissuto'). This phrase acknowledges that the relationship has shaped you irreversibly — that what was shared does not disappear when the relationship ends.

Variations

Una parte di questa storia vivrà sempre in me.

A part of this story will always live in me.

'Vivrà in me' = will live in me — the relationship as permanent inner presence

Non dimenticherò mai quello che mi hai insegnato.

I will never forget what you taught me.

Acknowledges the relationship as a source of learning and growth

Grazie per aver fatto parte della mia storia.

Thank you for being part of my story.

'Aver fatto parte' = to have been part of — perfect infinitive expressing permanent membership

Mini Dialogue

— È davvero finita allora. — Sì. Ma porterò sempre con me quello che abbiamo vissuto. — Anch'io. — Una parte di te è in me — e sempre ci sarà. — Anche tu. — Allora non è proprio un addio. — No. È un arrivederci — senza data.

— So it's really over then. — Yes. But I will always carry with me what we lived through. — Me too. — A part of you is in me — and always will be. — You too. — So it's not really a goodbye. — No. It's a goodbye — without a date.

Cultural Note

'Portare con sé' (to carry with oneself) is a deeply Italian concept of memory and love. Unlike full forgetting, it allows the person and the experience to remain a part of you permanently — not as an open wound, but as a scar that has healed into something meaningful. Italian breakup culture at its most mature ends with this kind of honour.