Why Your Love Should Be Conditional

Contrary to popular belief, it should have conditions.

Joanna Henderson
Hello, Love

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“My love is unconditional” is a popular phrase people say to their loved ones. It’s beautiful, and it represents the person’s ability to love, care for and appreciate their partner. It signifies the most precious feeling on the planet: love.

However, I believe that your love should, in fact, have conditions. Today, I would like to elaborate on that.

The Reasoning

If you are someone who knows how to truly love — others won’t have any conditions for you. A person who understands the true meaning of love will never experience negative feedback from their partner. Love isn’t merely an emotion or feeling — it’s a combination of care, support, appreciation, value, loyalty, honesty, respect, protection, partnership, having your best interests in heart, being there for you during difficult times, understanding and being willing to learn, seeing you in their future, and planning your lives together.

What I described above are the basic conditions for loving someone. If they are not being met — it’s not love. If your significant other doesn’t care for you, doesn’t value or appreciate you — you should not be offering them unconditional love. The reason being, they may not actually love you…

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Joanna Henderson
Hello, Love

Canadian. Mental health activist. Banker and financier who drinks too much coffee. Pursuing happiness and sharing my thoughts with others.