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Unconditional Love

  • 09-11-2016 12:19pm
    #1
    galwayredgirl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 192 ✭✭


    My other half told me recently that there is no such thing as unconditional love?

    Agree / Disagree?

    Opinions please

    Really confused :confused:


Comments

  • #2
    seenitall
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,724 ✭✭✭seenitall


    Hi op,

    Your oh is right. Don't take it personally.

    It just means that, were you to start abusing him or cheating on him, he probably wouldn't hang around. Which would be only right and proper.

    There is no unconditional love, except perhaps the atavistic type of love parents feel for their offspring.

    Unconditional love, where it exists, is not healthy.


  • #3
    Xterminator
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,782 ✭✭✭Xterminator


    did you ever see the 2008 sense and sensibility? takes the idea of unconditional love and shows how it just doesnt fit in the real world.

    I reckon your OH is correct.


  • #4
    bee06
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,514 ✭✭✭bee06


    I agree with him. Would you expect him to continue loving you if you killed his dog or cheated on him etc. There are always bad things you can do to someone to destroy their love for you.


  • #5
    SarahMollie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,843 ✭✭✭SarahMollie


    Why are you confused OP? Accepting that Unconditional Love as a concept is flawed and probably doesn't exist is a good thing.

    Otherwise, if you believed that his love was unconditional, you might find yourself taking him for granted.

    I'd encourage you to really thing about it yourself - is it really such a big issue?


  • #6
    Merkin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,230 ✭✭✭Merkin


    galwayredgirl wrote: »
    My other half told me recently that there is no such thing as unconditional love?

    Agree / Disagree?

    Opinions please

    Really confused :confused:

    How is this a personal issue for you OP?


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  • #7
    JeffKenna
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,602 ✭✭✭JeffKenna


    bee06 wrote: »
    I agree with him. Would you expect him to continue loving you if you killed his dog or cheated on him etc. There are always bad things you can do to someone to destroy their love for you.

    It's very possible to continue to love someone after they killed your dog or cheated on you. You may not be able to continue a relationship with them but to say you stop loving them isn't really accurate.


  • #8
    Merkin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,230 ✭✭✭Merkin


    As the OP hasn't come back to clarify what the issue is I shall close the thread. Discussion type topics aren't suitable for PI/RI. If you want it reopened because you have a personal issue OP then please just email one of the Mods and they'll be happy to oblige.


This discussion has been closed.
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