What is Unconditional Love? Is it a bad or good thing? Explain why.

Question

From your opinions and facts or facts that are justifiable, and well-believed (according to the 3 laws of what makes knowledge, according to Plato).

Answer 1

It is the best kind of love because there are no strings attached.  It is strong and not overindulging.  Nor is it needy, suffocating, touchy or selfish.  It allows the one loved to be themselves and encourages them to be the best they can be.  

Answer 2

Your question is clear but but is that other stuff about? Plato who cares? isn't he dead?

Answer 3

unconditional love is what you get from your kids, pure an innocent loves you no matter what. see's no wrong. you also get it from your animals. they love you, ask for nothing.. there for you all the time, see no flaws..  

Answer 4

Unconditional Love is when you love someone without caring about the circumstances or without looking/finding fault. I believe that it can be good when you are talking about your family, children, husband; but bad when you know that the person is just using you and you let them. I guess it all depends on the love you have, and how you  use/portray it. You can unconditional love for someone and still accept that they might not feel the same for you.

Answer 5

its not changing. most people dont have that.

Answer 6

Unconditional love. Never mention that word to me. Last year I did a whole assignment on Billy Elliot and the unconditional love that the movie represented.

Answer 7

Unconditional love is loving someone to the fullest, disregarding their faults, their wrong doings and bad behaviors.  Can you truly love someone like that?  For instance, if they cheat on you, you forgive them and take them back.  And, they do this over and over and over, again, and you forgive, take them back, and forgive, take then back, etc, etc, etc.  They mistreat you and you forgive and take them back.  This is exhausting.  Too me it is bad.  Unless, it is your children.  Your children you will love no matter what.

Plato?  Not sure.  What are his laws?  I think I need an encyclopedia.

Answer 8

Unconditional love is when you love somone so much that they could stab you and you would still love them with your whole heart, you wouldn't/couldn't hold anything against them.

It's a good thing if your in a love/love relationship.

But if your in a relationship where the person you love is abusing you and you can't even realize they're harming you, then it's very bad.

Answer 9

I don't think us, being human and flawed, can ever expirence truely unconditional love. I do not believe it's possible to continue to love a person absolutly no matter what they do I think we all have our breaking point.  

Answer 10

its exactly what it says, love without conditions. so you dont say.. "if you love me then you will do this" because thats placing conditions on your love.

love no matter what. its good because that it what love and trust is all about

Answer 11

You see old couples still holding hands & happy when they walked together - that's unconditional love - always put a smile on your face.

You see young couples breaking up their marriages 'cos they can't get along no more - that's selfish love - sad to say what the heck do they really want out of life, money, prestige, status... whatever.

You see people who choose to remain unattached to anyone - that's no love - 'cos they've seen too much selfish love & are afraid that it'll hurt 'em when they find 'em.

Don't give a c**p about Plato, he's not Romeo & he lives in the past, if you apply rules to love then it becomes conditional & you can throw this question out the window.

Answer 12

Unconditional love is loving someone without strings attached.

It means that no matter the circumstances or incidents, you will love that person without hesitation.

Best wishes

Answer 13

Loving without condition, whole-hearted and 100 percent honest, devoted, love. Something you rarely find nowadays.

As a good thing it is obvious, when 2 people have unconditional love for each other there is no separation, no trial, no argument or action that can separate them, they are inseparable, devoted to each other so much it is as if one dies the other will go as well. There is no cheating when it's unconditional and true, there is no need for 'other' people in the relationship or the need to break away, as their love and devotion makes their no. 1 priority their significant other.

Bad can come when their needy behavior for each other shrouds their priorities and also other loved ones i.e. their family, friends, etc. When being with their signficant other becomes priority over their career and possible success, which in essence keeps them 'together' financially, as no house and home can make for much suffering.

And of course when only 1 PERSON gives unconditional love and the feeling is not mutual, then of course it is bad as that one person who has given their all is giving it to someone who needs something else, or demands more than just that persons love....and that's when you get those who can't leave an abusive relationship as their committment and one sided love keeps them devoted to 'work it out'.

Don't really read Plato, so wouldn't be able to use any reference from his philosophy....but I DID give my opinion if that counts :).

Answer 14

Unconditional Love is loving with no conditions, just because. Such as a mother's love for her children in her eyes they can do no wrong.

Answer 15

in my opinion, unconditional love is loving someone with no expectations of the person reciprocating your feelings...sometime it can be good because it shows that you won't force him/her to love you back and you'll try to be just there...it's very selfless...however, it can be bad, too...sometimes you'll become a martyr which in turn makes it hard for you to move on...

Answer 16

it is exactly what it says without conditions such as I love you as long as you act the way I think you should.that dose not mean being treated with disrespect that is another issue you can love someone like that but refuse to allow them to hurt you ,unconditional love is well say your handicaped alot of marriages break up because the spouse dose not want a cripple I love you as long as you are healthy ar as long as you are pretty or slim or never embarrasse me get the picture we all say oh I would never dump someone who is not to my standards but we do it alll the time