Note: In a previous post, Unconditional Love is Bad!, I provoked some strong responses from readers. The main beef that they had was with my notion that parents withdraw their love from their children ...

Experiencing conditional love is the outcome of being taught conditions of worth. If you were taught conditions of worth earlier in your life, what you likely learned is that how you look is more ...

The truth is, it’s painful to see all the subtle behaviors that people tend to display when their parents only showed them love when they did whatever their parents asked them to. The kids who grew up ...

Growing up, every child should receive unconditional love from their caretakers. Sadly, that is not always the case. Some people are raised in complicated households. Some parents are strict and ...

Every child deserves to feel unconditionally loved by their parents or caregivers, but unfortunately, that isn't always the reality. Some people grow up in complicated family environments where love ...

My three brothers and I are all senior citizens, and throughout our lives we have endured a very difficult relationship with our mother. From the time we were children, she was physically and ...

Un (conditional) Love: Who Gets the Engagement Ring After the Break-Up? Under Pennsylvania and New Jersey law, engagement rings are conditional gifts. The condition of these gifts is the marriage, not ...