“Unconditional love doesn't exist — all love has conditions, we just don't admit what they are”
Agree
- Everyone has dealbreakers they won't name
- Love requires basic reciprocity to survive
- Conditions protect us from exploitation
- Biology makes love transactional
Disagree
- Parents love children without any conditions
- True spiritual love transcends circumstances
- This justifies abandoning people during hardship
- Real love accepts all flaws
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