Love's true form: Conditional or Unconditional ?

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Love is one of the complicated feelings in interpersonal relationships that do not have one explanation but have many facets. When it comes to love everybody in this world has his or her personal conception of what love is and how it should manifest it self. While there are individuals who claim that love is unconditional there are also some who can only give love under certain condition and terms.

Conditional love can therefore be defined as an affection by one person towards another person given under some specific conditions. It could be wealth, physical beauty, or rank, among other objects of desire, as Sigmund Freud pointed out. In other words, it will only love or show affection towards somebody if he/she fulfills some conditions that have been deemed appropriate by the person.

On the other hand, unconditional love is where one loves another person without instructions or requirements for reciprocation. It is a type of love that is not hankered for reciprocation and does not expect anything in return from the object of their affection. Love has been described as acceptance, compassion, an ability to listen, and be there for the other party without judging or having any expectations from him or her.

Unconditional love is considered to be more sincere and genuine as opposed to the contingent love since the latter is driven by the expectations of reciprocity. It is a love that cannot be based on money or looks or bank balance, social status, or any such factor which is physical but a pure love of two like-minded people’s heart and soul.

To me, the best form of love is the one that is unconditional, and I firmly believe that this is the purest form of expressing love. It is affection bestowed without thought of reciprocation or recompense and with no strings attached; it is warmth and affection based on affection and affection towards the other person.

Based on my past relationships, I have realized that there are different types of love, specifically, the conditional and the unconditional. I have known relationships where love was used as a weapon, depending on the ability to pay for everything or on physical attractiveness. These relationships was not real or genuine and did not come from the heart.

In the opposite direction, I found out that there is also a culture of receiving unconditional love in my past romantic relationships. These were not merely employment related but included affection, care, sympathy, consideration, and adoration of fellow man.

Again, it was a love that was true, genuine, and blinded by nothing but the feelings that my partner had for me which made me feel wanted and cherished.

Conversely, in my relationships, I have also given out unconditional love too with no conditions tied to it. I have always thought that love means loving irrespective of either give or take and that love cannot be extended with a condition.

Loving has always been my way of making sure that my partner is taken care of and will always be loved in the same way I would desire. Thus, one can definitely agree with the statement claiming that there are various types of love and ways it is expressed in different couples.

Some may love with condition while others may love without condition depending with the level of affection they have developed. In my opinion, the purest form of love is love unconditional, because it is the very spirit of love in its most profound meaning without expecting from the other person anything in return.

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