Unconditional love, is it real?

[El Roranous]

What do you think? Before you answer please try to really think about it. If someone you loved did the most brutal thing possible, would you still be there for them, would you still love them?

This could be about your love for anyone or anything.

 

[El Roranous]

Does unconditional love extend to your parents... my answer is still no.

 

[Morbo]

Morbo does not believe in love. Morbo has no heart.

if my wife killed my brother and his wife, I could live with that.

 

[Reinhardt]

i think it definitely depends on who it is with. If my wife did something crazy, I'd still love her - I'd be pissed, but I'd still love her with all my heart and make it work out. Same with my sister and folks.

 

[Anzik]

Unconditional love is really a stupid concept. Its one of those things that seems Utopian but in reality is just bad. You're essentially saying that no matter what you do, do matter how you act, you will still be loved. Its like having a job you can't be fired from.
We need to earn the love we receive.

 

[King Darkness]

Between humans no.

Dogs will love you unconditionally though.

 

[wofford29]

Absolutely without doubt it exists.

 

[YoNoSe]

Absolutely without doubt it exists.

I agree. If there are conditions, it's not really love IMO.

 

[bumblebee]

Between humans no.

Dogs will love you unconditionally though.

 

[Morbo]

my mums dog loves me so much that she pees on the carpet when I go to see her. the dog that is, not my mum. now that's incontinant love!

 

[Bannister]

Yes it exists. My proof: I still love you Rory, despite all the ******* threads you create like this one.

 

[El Roranous]

Unconditional love is really a stupid concept. Its one of those things that seems Utopian but in reality is just bad. You're essentially saying that no matter what you do, do matter how you act, you will still be loved. Its like having a job you can't be fired from.
We need to earn the love we receive.

This is also how I feel. I think it's a concept that is innately impossible for humans to fulfill. Without even realizing it, we all have conditions for everything and everyone in life.

Love is difficult enough to truly comprehend by itself, throwing the unconditional wrench in the spokes is a recipe for disaster and disappointment. Life is too much of a wave and since nothing is constant, how can love be?

Love to me is definitely something that has to be natural and earned but just like any other thing it can be lost.

 

[Kabukiman]

Anybody who votes "no" clearly does not have any kids.

 

[The ill Jedi]

Dogs will love you unconditionally though.

Dogs RULE.

 

[The ill Jedi]

Yes it exists. My proof: I still love you Rory, despite all the ******* threads you create like this one.

 

[wofford29]

There are many types of love and unconditional is absolutely one of them and exists. Love that must be earned and can be lost also exists and obviously isn't considered unconditional. To define or explain love is virtually impossible, so to try and categorize or lump all things "love" into one category and to say that all love is "this" or "that" is crazy talk.

 

[pixletwin]

Yeah I believe so. But I think its like taking a bath. Some people like to take a bath, others choose not to. If you can't feel unconditional love towards anyone than thats a choice you have made. I think maybe your definition is a bit skewed.

Unconditional love does not equate with permissiveness. But it does have a whole lot to do with compassion.

 

[The ill Jedi]

There are many types of love and unconditional is absolutely one of them and exists. Love that must be earned and can be lost also exists and obviously isn't considered unconditional. To define or explain love is virtually impossible, so to try and categorize or lump all things "love" into one category and to say that all love is "this" or "that" is crazy talk.

Yeah I believe so. But I think its like taking a bath. Some people like to take a bath, others choose not to. If you can't feel unconditional love towards anyone than thats a choice you have made. I think maybe your definition is a bit skewed.

Unconditional love does not equate with permissiveness. But it does have a whole lot to do with compassion.

Well said gents!

 

[wofford29]

To those that don't think unconditional love exists, consider this...

Lionel Dahmer, father of a boy by the name of Jeffery loved his son all the way up until the end.

 

[El Roranous]

Anybody who votes "no" clearly does not have any kids.

I wonder... obviously not enough to ever have my own but I wonder.

People are capable of such terrible things and in the same league people are also capable of such incredible changes. To be truly compatible with another human being sounds impossible to me, even if the other person is your own child. I guess I just don't feel that blood or birth makes any difference in regards to love. Would one unconditionally love an estranged child? Maybe but maybe it's all about expectancies.

Do you also believe that children unconditionally love their parents? I think you brought up an interesting point. I originally made this thread thinking about Mother's Day.