Unconditional Romantic Love?

It's a trap. Run!

If the unconditional love request comes from a toxic partner, run! 

If it comes from a "normal" partner. Well, maybe talk about it (before running) because the healthy nature of your partner will hopefully allow for understanding and reasoning. 

The idea of unconditional romantic love has always been a big Hollywood movies seller. The problem is that it's not applicable to reality. And more importantly. It's a big fat lie.

If you really do love your partner, would you expect him to love you no matter how little you work on the relationship? Would you expect her to love you in spite of your frequent lying? Or cheating? Or the particularly deafening silent treatment? Or the invalidation? Or the devaluation?

I don't think so. Relationships take work. This type of work tends to be doable and will not compromise your values and beliefs. Nothing toxic.

Unconditional love in a romantic relationship takes ALL the work and sucks ALL the life and health out of people. 

If your partner demands unconditional love make sure he or she understands that you are not a doormat, and that you don't give out free passes for abusive behavior. If he or she doesn't reason with you. Then you know what to do. Run! :)

In my opinion, unconditional love is reserved for sons and daughters, unless they are narcissistic adult children, and yourself.

How do you feel about unconditional love?