Unconditional Love

What are the dynamics of unconditional love?

 

Unconditional adj.: with no conditions or limitations

 

I once said that people use that term because they want someone to put up with their B.S. It's supposed to be acceptance, no matter what he or she does. But, at the same time, if that person returns the love, then they shouldn't want to hurt that person in any way, right? So why subject them to your B.S.?

 

Can you love someone unconditionally, but still want to remove yourself from a hurtful situation…?

 

..isn't that the essence of people who stay in abusive situations (physically, emotionally) because they "love" that person, no matter what he or she does?

 

I know that's the extreme of this, but it was just an example.

 

The term is very confusing to me, with so many fuzzy lines. I definitely still have love for a lot of people; it's just that the situations weren't spiritually or emotionally healthy for me to continue with. So does that make my love conditional, then, because I'll stay in this situation with you as long as I'm not hurting?

 

Of course this doesn't just mean a significant other. Friends and family can sometimes hurt you worse…

 

So sometimes I love from a distance…but I still love. Their spirits still reside in me because at some point I've given them the love of God, and that does not die…

 

…but you have to look out for number one if someone is making you number two, and making that decision so blatant that it shows through insensitivity and reckless disregard for your feelings and how things affect you.

 

In conclusion, I'm not sure if unconditional love is both ways all the time. It's probably more often that way then not. Humans can be a selfish species. Or maybe I give my love too freely. Someone once told me that I always try to find the good in people, no matter what they do. This is true. Everyone deserves at least one chance, and 9 times outta 10 what I find is so beautiful that I have no choice but to love it. It's just that other aspects of that person overshadow that, and leave me to leave THEM. But I'll always love that (whatever it is) about them; they just have to realize that NO ONE has to put up with their B.S., no matter how much they are loved.

 

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