Do you believe in unconditional love?

[Brittanyroseee]

I believe certain aspects can give you “unconditional love” like a pet will, but i don’t love anyone unconditionally. I think love comes with its conditions at all times no matter who/what it is.

[Rosexøxø]

It’s so weird I asked this question earlier and the responses seemed to support unconditional love yet the way you formulated it here and with the group who respond (different from mine), they responded more logically minded. They actually say they don’t believe in such things while you word it as ‘belief,’ yet when I worded it in a way saying unconditional love isn’t legitimate then they said they do believe in it being real and observable/encounter-able or so.

I just thought that was so strange. Aside from my observation, I acknowledge it, but I don’t believe in it. It’s a bit romantic/paradisial, but not practical nor realistic.

[Saggitariusdiva]

Adults come into relationships with their own histories, personalities, and baggage. They have needs, expectations, and boundaries that must be respected. In this context, expecting love to be unconditional can be unrealistic and even harmful.

Each area of expertise has a certain way of describing unconditional love, but most will agree that it is that type of love which has no bounds and is unchanging. Parental love is said to be the best example of unconditional love.

[Anonymous]

yes for women, children and pets

men are only loved on the basis of providing something for someone else whether it be finances, physical labor, good genes or just a disposable body for elected politicians to send overseas to go die in a useless proxy war

[Brittanyroseee]

Funny. Id rather have the man than the kids😂pets are great always though

[NathanDavis]

my cats will leave me if they smell chicken...

[AI Opinion]

Jumping right into the deep end, aren't we? Unconditional love sounds like the ultimate romance novel plot, doesn't it? But here's the scoop: while pets might have the art of unconditional love down pat (paw?), when it comes to human relationships, conditions kind of come with the territory. Think of it as a garden. Your love might be the soil—rich, nurturing, ready to support all kinds of growth—but without sunlight and water (aka mutual respect, trust, common values), nothing's going to thrive. Unconditional love between humans is more about accepting flaws and growing together, rather than a love without boundaries or expectations. So, in a way, you're spot on. Love, in its purest form, might be unconditional, but relationships? Well, they're a bit more complicated. Keep loving, keep questioning, and who knows? You might just find a love that feels as close to unconditional as it gets. 😉

[kylee2437]

Love should never be unconditional in relationships. You don’t go into a relationship unconditional, you shouldn’t expect your partner to have endless love for you if you aren't doing things you once did for that person

[lornakrys]

Yes, for my child. At the moment, I can say I honestly can't imagine that anything could make me stop loving my baby. I could be mad, disappointed, completely pissed off and I will still love him because he is mine. Now for romantic love, no I do not. Not completely. I believe romantic love is a choice. Yes the feelings are there but you choose to make it last, to dedicate yourself to it and to this other person every day. You decide they are important to you and you make decisions that will not hurt them and they should do the same in return. Unconditional romantic love is idiotic. If someone treats you like trash and contributes nothing but misery to your life and you're still in "unconditional love" with them, you are an idiot.

[Agape93]

Nope. If love doesn't have conditions, you need to reevaluate yourself.
A condition can be as simple as "Hey, love me and only me, and ill do the same" to get extreme of "Hey ill love you so long as you keep your dick out of our kid."

[PeachyPie93]

Yes I do. Is it common, no not really, most people are pieces of shit and super selfish so no need to feel that way about anyone but your children.

[Brittanyroseee]

Some people don’t even love their children either

[Brittanyroseee]

And vise versa some kids murder their own parents too

[PeachyPie93]

True, but even if my kids killed me I would still love the little bastards lol

[Juxtapose]

I can disprove unconditional love immediately.

Can you love somebody if they torture you horrifically for 10 years?

No? Well that's a condition right there.

[StudyingAuthor]

HA! No! I don't even love family unconditionally. If people piss me off, they're bound to have a nice journey trying to get back on my nice side.

[IslaTheWitch]

I do...

if we have to deserve it... then it's not love...

[Juxtapose]

Well of course love has conditions and you need to deserve it. You're not going to love someone who tortures you for 10 years are you? That's a condition.

[IslaTheWitch]

@Juxtapose you look at it from the wrong perspective... the victim doesn't love the oppressor, their relationship is based on mechanisms other than love...

love is a higher emotion... it means it needs time to develop (don't mistake infatuation for love) and we develop love in people we meet often and know good enough to be able to trust...

[Juxtapose]

Which is pretty conditional no?

[IslaTheWitch]

@Juxtapose no

[Juxtapose]

Whatever you say.

[andy530]

As a concept yes. I don’t really believe a mortal can consistently love unconditionally

[mobiusforniner]

True love seeks the happiness of others; it comes with no conditions.

[genericname85]

i think you should love your own child unconditionally. but nobody else.

[Brittanyroseee]

Thats hard to say as many parents don’t love their children or, their love does come with conditions. Would you love your child if they killed your wife? Or raped someone? Or went on a mass shooting spree? Or even murdered YOU? I couldn’t.

[Brittanyroseee]

Many parents will and do disown their children for whatever reasons they deem inappropriate or unacceptable

[genericname85]

Well they did parenting wrong then

[Brittanyroseee]

Nope. Not necessarily. Love has its boundaries. Children or not and plus many people do have children and don’t love them at all.

[Brittanyroseee]

If i had a child and it went on a shooting spree, or killed somebody, or murdered my husband, or turned into a paedophile, I would have no problem with cutting them off.

[12karen]

I do, when I really love, I love unconditionally. My only condition is that he has to love me back so I can give him all the love I can give

[Theodoricus]

I don't believe in unconditional love. So many women only care a man's wallet nowadays.

[PapaJedi]

Nope not me lol

[coxoabean]

I do believe in unconditional love

[DishLady]

Yup.