Craig Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 I understand "unconditional" and I understand "love" but I do not understand how anyone can love unconditionally? Unconditional to me implies "without conditions" and therefore unconditional love can know no ending. What is unconditional love and can it realistically exist? Link to post Share on other sites
Audero Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 In most relationships, there are unspoken demands on the other person. Strings attached, certain "deal-breakers", if you will. Only the truly naive think otherwise. But the one relationship I can't imagine loving someone on a conditions-met basis, is that of a parent for their child. It is the only one I can think of of, where love can be truly unconditional. Link to post Share on other sites
laRubiaBonita Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 i think it Can exist..... i know i love my family very very much, almost unconditionally.... but i think i would have a really hard time loving someone the same if i knew they killed someone or did some other act against my personal moral code. i would still love, say my sister, but i do not think it would be the same. I think i would love her as i remembered her before the evil act.... not who she was after. does that make sense? Link to post Share on other sites
Arianna72 Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 I agree with Audero... When I think of the kind of love I feel for my son I know there is absolutely nothing he could do that would cause me to stop loving him. There are certainly things he could do that would disappoint/hurt me etc but I would still be there for him. I also feel this way about my family (mother and sister) but we are very close and I know not all families feel that kind of closeness. Of course not all parents have unconditional love for their children. Link to post Share on other sites
polywog Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 I think that it can exist beween some good humans and dogs (see thread about killing dogs for 3 mil), and maybe bewteen Condi Rice and GWBush, but not between most humans, generally. Link to post Share on other sites
bluetuesday Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 romantic love is always conditional. it depends on the person being or doing all sorts of things you consider acceptable in a partner. not cheating. not beating you up. not leaving you. not abusing or killing your children. so there is no such thing as unconditional romantic love. i also think there is a limit as to how far the parent/child relationship can be stretched. i have seen it snap within my own family. i have seen my own lovely mum take so much mental and physical abuse from one of my brothers that she has had to cut him free and to all intents, the love between them has gone. there is no bad feeling now, just apathy and mistrust. very sad. yet unconditional love does exist, but then i believe in god so i would say that. Link to post Share on other sites
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