If your child drives you crazy , do you really still love him / her with no conditions attached ?. I doubt it .

uhhh......YES

My dog does

about as much as it means to you...

Unconditional love is loving someone no matter what they do to you. It is actually unhealthy for a couple because personal boundaries are very important for personal health. Unconditionally loving your children or family is a whole different ball of wax. Personal boundaries still apply but in a different way.

Now if someone worded it as respectful unconditional love then maybe it would be the love that people dream of.

Yes, you can love someone and not like them very much

it only happends between a parent and a child. Other than that it dose not happen

It happens all the time in novels and movies . .

Unconditional Love only occurs by a parent for her child, most of the time. In all other cases, there is always the possibility of at least one condition on maintaining the love between two people.

For example, most infants will grow enraged if the breast/bottle is taken away.

Do it often enough when they need it, and they grow not to expect it anymore. They become apathetic. The parent-child bond diminishes.

It means not putting conditions on love. such as I'd love you if...

means loving people for who they are and accepting both the good and bad qualities about them.

Some things aren't possible to be accepted, merely tolerated. And, I would say that the bond would have to be exceptionally strong for someone to tolerate even one major flaw in a love relationship.

If you are tolerating someones flaws It still would not be unconditional love (imho). which goes back to the first part of my post. I would love you more if I didn't have to tolerate or have to accept...

Would the love given be greater or better if you didn't have to tolerate or accept flaws? If the answer is yes then there is conditions on the amount of love given.

and yes I agree that the bond would have to be exceptionaly strong for someone to tolerate even one major flaw in a love relationship

I do not even think there is unconditional love when it comes to a relationship.

I mean how can there be? When they cheat, are we going to want to love them? I know with me I would want out of there pretty damn quick.

I disagree. For instance I still love my ex, and undoubtedly always will, just not to the same degree as when we got married................. and she cheated........lol

My daughter choses to live a life style I can/will not tolerate. I have seen very little of her for 20+ yrs. It does not mean I don't love her & worry about her still.
She knows she can come to me at any time, she will have to respect my wishes.

LOVE her still.

You are right. If you accept them, then - yes.

Are you serious?

Dont you doubt that one bit, because a parent has unconditional love for their child at all times.....

Gwen died 11 yrs ago, LOVE her still & always will.

Unconditional love, knows no end.

Semantics:


Dictionary

unconditional |ˌənkənˈdi sh ənl; -ˈdi sh nəl|

adjective
not subject to any conditions : unconditional surrender.
DERIVATIVES
unconditionality |-ˌdi sh əˈnalətē| noun
unconditionally adverb



Thesaurus

unconditional

adjective
they gave their mom's new husband an unconditional welcome wholehearted, unqualified, unreserved, unlimited, unrestricted, unmitigated, unquestioning; complete, total, entire, full, absolute, out-and-out, unequivocal.

Nicely put!