Love With Conditions

Because I don’t want to lie

If I say my love is unconditional, Is that ever really true? There are some things I require Of anyone, plus you.

Respect, for one, is paramount, Kindness is a given, Treating people well Is how we should be driven.

Love is not a feeling, But in the actions, we relay, Though I say I’ll love you forever, It’s not the words I say.

I believe that love requires, Behaviors that demonstrate, When it’s words alone that define us, It’s time to detonate.

Thanks to Lucy Dan 蛋小姐 (she/her/她) for the prompt! Our takes are a bit different, but that’s what makes love such an interesting and complex subject, isn’t it? Come and join us as you think about the subject of conditional love. I double-dog dare you!

Kim McKinney loves the idea of unconditional love but has also seen it lead to great harm and abuse. She believes the love of imperfect humans needs a few conditions attached or we can find ourselves in quite a mess. Love better!