
You still love her unconditionally behaviorally, you re-establish expectations about acceptable behavior.


You still love them unconditionally behaviorally, you are setting limits about what you’re willing to discuss. You can set limits with your Trump-loving parents about acceptable topics of conversation.Thus, to revisit the above examples of unconditional love, (I’m sure that there are probably relationship deal-breakers in even the closest of your relationships.) Relationships typically need conditions, boundaries, contingencies, and limits between partners to be healthy. They are a cooperative exchange, not a grab-n-go where one person is the consistent beneficiary, and the other is repeatedly taken advantage of. Relationships involve mutual commitment and communication. However, just because you love someone unconditionally doesn’t mean you have to tolerate repeated bad behavior from them, especially when such treatment violates your dignity and self-worth. You can love someone unconditionally for who they are, regardless ofġ) differences between you in attitudes and valuesĤ) habits, addictions, illnesses, and shortcomings. You still love your cousin even though he is a hardcore meth addict and has stolen from you as well as everyone else he knows.You still love your sister even though she has never repaid you the $500 she owes you.You still love your teenaged son even though he is failing Algebra.You still love your parents even though they voted for Donald Trump and continue to defend his politics.You don’t put conditions, boundaries, limits, or contingencies on how you feel about them. Loving unconditionally means you have deep feelings for someone no matter what. Question: What does it mean to love "unconditionally?"Īnswer: Let’s set a distinction first between feelings and behavior.

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