Unconditional love is known as affection without any limitations, or love without

conditions. This term is sometimes associated with other terms such as true
altruism or complete love. Each area of expertise has a certain way of describing
unconditional love, but most will agree that it is that type of love which has no
bounds and is unchanging. It is a concept comparable to true love, a term which is
generally used to describe love between lovers. Unconditional love is also used to
describe love between family members, comrades in arms and between others in
highly committed relationships. An example of this is a parent's love for their
child; no matter a test score, a life changing decision, an argument, or a strong
belief, the amount of love that remains between this bond is seen as unchanging
and unconditional.

In Christianity, unconditional love is thought to be part of the Four Loves;

affection, fri

endship, eros, and charity.[1] In ethology, or the study of animal behavior,

unconditional love would refer to altruism which in turn refers to the behavior by
individuals that increases the fitness of another while decreasing the fitness of the
individual committing the act. In psychology, unconditional love refers to a state of
mind in which one has the goal of increasing the welfare of another, despite any
evidence of benefit for oneself. The term is also widely used in family and couples
counseling manuals. Dogs are often considered to be examples of animals
displaying unconditional love.[2]

Part 2 Giving Unconditional Love

Love yourself unconditionally. Unconditional love starts at home, with oneself. ...
Make the loving choice. ...

Forgive those you love. ...

Don't expect to shield someone you love from all discomfort and pain. ...

Love more by “caring” less. ...

Accept yourself and those you love as is.

How to Love Unconditionally

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Love is hard to define. From poets to psychologists to everyday people, the

endless effort to explain what love is and means beyond “you know it when you
feel it” has led to innumerable results. Making things even trickier is the concept
of unconditional love, which some say is the only true kind of love, while others
call it impossible. To believe in unconditional love, and to actually love
unconditionally, requires a great deal of thought, action, and faith. Only you can
decide if and how you can (or should) love unconditionally, but the following
article will hopefully assist you on that path.

Part One of Two:

Defining Unconditional Love

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Consider the types of love that exist. The ancient Greeks did so, and defined four
variations, as identified in How to Define Love. Of the four, the term agape most
closely equates to unconditional love. Agape love is a choice, a decision made to
love regardless of circumstances or disappointments.

Thus, unconditional love means loving another in their essence, as they are, no
matter what they do or fail to do.[1] People with ch

ildren usually seem to understand this notion best of all.

It is also learned and practiced. You must choose to love unconditionally.[2]

Parents might counter that they had no choice but to love their children from the
moment they laid eyes on them, but that initial flush of attachment is, perhaps
imperceptibly, replaced by an ongoing decision to love the child regardless of
circumstances.

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Realize that unconditional love is not being “blinded” by love. A person who has
newly fallen in love with another is often in this state, where they don't see the
other person’s full reality, faults and all.[3]

Such a state of love is (or at least should be) temporary, and needs to be replaced
by a longer-term, “eyes wide open” type of love if the love is to las

t.

To love someone without conditions you need to be aware of the conditions, good
and bad.

"Unconditional Love is not the case of being blinded by love but rather the
resolution that nothing is more important than love." - Talidari