Can another human love another human unconditionally...? Because I feel that when I love someone its unconditionally. No matter what, but its hard to find that in return.

Interesting question.
People often talk of unconditional love, but I don't think most fully understand what that means.
There's almost always conditions, even though we think this is not the case.
I think the closest we can get to unconditional love, is the love for our own children, and from what I gather, grandchildren.

the only unconditional love i have experienced is the unconditional love i have for my children. every other kid of love has conditions.

Off my kid and my pets, is the only unconditional love that i've ever had. Never from a woman though, except my Mum!

yes, love can coexist with other emotions too

we can love from a distance

but life is about choices, and we first love ourselves unconditionally, which automatically puts 'conditions' on what we accept or don't accept from others


whether we 'love' them or not,,unconditionally


to this day I have unconditional love for my first husband, but that didn't require me to put myself at risk to remain in a relationship with him

I have unconditional love for someone else that I know is a thief,, that doesn't mean I trust them alone with valuable things though,,

life and interaction can come with conditions and cause us to make adaptations based in REALITY, without ever affecting love

I agree with this statement. When its a love between a man and woman I think is natural to wonder if the other person loves you as deeply as you do them, therefore I don't think its unconditional.

I Think parents wonder the same about their kids and vice versa

unconditional love persists even in the face of 'wondering' about the others feelings,,,,

I don't believe there is such a thing. If you love a woman and she betrays you it doesn't mean you stop loving her when you decide to break up with her. It just means you have principles.

Yes, we humans not only love unconditionally, any time we love someone, anyone, it is unconditional...If not, it is not love...As Harmony said, unconditional love does not mean we will remain married, or stay in a relationship, or trust, or even like that person...It simply means we love them.....

Crystal Fairy well said.Anything other than for you kids would just be willing to put up with faults because you care that much.

Maybe You can Love & Adore Another--BUT If The Other Has Just A TeencyWeency Bit Of Judgement ON YOU...Ain't Gona Work. Know About body Language? Watch the EYES! Crossed Arms OR Legs? Watch Out! Someone is adding Things Up! You're Screwed, Dude/Dudewah!

I love my children and my mom unconditionally. There is no one else who will ever hold this level of love from me.

yes I think we can love unconditionally, but I also think that can change so that the nature of the love changes. People tend to chip away and take advantage of unconditional love mostly because we are often too stupid to recognize and value it for what it is. limits are set and nature of the love is destroyed, but it does not mean that love did not exist or that it was not unconditional....or that we don;t wish for it to continue to be unconditional. identifying limits and conditions can be a form of love.

It was unconditional until someone just could not stop them selves from destroying it usually simply with a lack of gratitude and by taking advantage, slowly eroding the gift that was given them. I have seen this again and again. it would not be mentally healthy to not set boundaries in this situation.

my love for my children is definitely unconditional but I always set limits when they were little. the worse things they have ever done or had happen has never shaken that love....it was never a question...never thought to question....but I would still set limits were it necessary even tho they are now adults. so far it has not been tho :)

Hypothetical question. What if you have a son and you later find out he's been doing a Yorkshire Ripper. What then?

call the police. unconditional love means teaching right from wrong...it is not an absence of guidance. that would be neglect, not love.

Good insight here. Makes me think that you have known love and had your heart broken and from your other posts it is plain that you have some bitterness towards women.

Back on topic; as I understand it, "unconditional love" is being commited to loving someone whatever they do. This is akin to religious faith. I can certainly still love my dog if she pees on the carpet and I can still love someone that I really care about if they have a psychotic episode because they are just being stupid and they can't help it. What I can't abide is people that have free will.

well you would absolutely adore me...I'm constantly in the bathroom...lol

but I don't get the point about free will...how does that fit in?

Unconditional love is a detached divine love.

It does not mean that if you discover your husband is serial killer, that you put up with him. You can certainly still love him unconditionally, (perhaps because you understand he is mentally dysfunctional or ill,) but you should still turn him into the police.

Unconditional love does not mean you approve of someone's immoral or illegal activities, or that you love and support him or her even if they are abusive or cruel. To "love" someone normally is to have good feelings about them.

Unconditional love means that you care about them, and wish them well and you may feel very sad or sorry for them if they are miserable or beyond your help, but it does not mean you have good "loving" feelings about them.

Basically you love them on a spiritual level and you could even hate their ego identity.

Only exists if you have a dog.

Yes, and esp the part on possibly even disliking their ego identity!

Funny enough I think it's more difficult to feel unconditional love for your love partner as your ego is involved in this relationship.
Just think of the topic we had on lying. Most reacted "NO way would I accept that!!! If he/she lies, it's over!"
Same with a topic we had on your partner straying.

The moment you say "NO way!", you close your heart. Then you feel hurt, betrayed, lonely etc, and you're no longer tuned in to (unconditional) love.

And yes, you can say 'no' because you love unconditionally, but I think this doesn't happen very often in a love relationship (too much ego involved).