Love, to me, is both unconditional and a choice that we have to make over and over and over again.
For example, I love my husband and friends unconditionally. But I choose to love them unconditionally. I could choose not to love them, but because I love them, that will probably never happen.
Even if, for whatever reason, a friendship has to end, I still love that person... They'll always be a part of me. This isn't to say that losing that person is something that I will never get over in the sense that I will spend the rest of my life never able to move on; rather, it's just to say that I will always love that person even if I never see them again.
I love my husband unconditionally, meaning that he has to do nothing to earn my love. But at the same time, this is only true because it is a choice that I constantly make.
And even when I choose to love someone, that doesn't always equate to liking them/their behavior. And that's where conflict comes in...
Love, to me, is both unconditional and a choice that we have to make over and over and over again.
For example, I love my husband and friends unconditionally.
But I choose to love them unconditionally.
I could choose not to love them, but because I love them, that will probably never happen.
Even if, for whatever reason, a friendship has to end, I still love that person... They'll always be a part of me. This isn't to say that losing that person is something that I will never get over in the sense that I will spend the rest of my life never able to move on; rather, it's just to say that I will always love that person even if I never see them again.
I love my husband unconditionally, meaning that he has to do nothing to earn my love. But at the same time, this is only true because it is a choice that I constantly make.
And even when I choose to love someone, that doesn't always equate to liking them/their behavior. And that's where conflict comes in...
Hmmm... you've got me thinking.
*goes to think some more*
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