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> 一目ぼれから長持ちする関係は望めません。
>
> Falling in love at first sight won't bring you a lasting relationship.

I found this sentence and translation without any other context, and have a
few questions about the expressions used here.

First off, after studying the sentence, I came up with two alternate
translations:

> You can't hope for a long-lasting relationship from falling in love at first
> sight.
>
> You cant expect a long-lasting relationship from falling in love at first
> sight.

Which translation of 望めません do you think is more accurate (if accurate at all)?

Secondly, if 長持ちする is a verb meaning "to be long-lasting" or "to be durable",
is 長持 ever used by itself, perhaps as a noun?
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"一目ぼれから長持ちする関係は望めません。" この表現のニュアンスを説明して頂けませんか？
As for your second question, [長持]{ながも}ち can mean the fact that something lasts
long (長持ちすること). For example, the title of [this
page](http://www.morinagamilk.co.jp/learn_enjoy/quality_safety/base/secret/)
is おいしさと長持ちの[秘訣]{ひけつ} (the secret of taste and long life (of the food
products)).

長持ち also means a container with a lid to store cloths and other goods, usually
made of wood.

As for your first question, I still have trouble understanding the difference
among the three English expressions in the question. My understanding is that
their meanings are the same (although the meanings are different _on surface_
), and I think that they are equally correct translations. Probably my
understanding of English is insufficient for me to answer this part of your
question.
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