Posted by Dinah on December 2, 2004, at 23:33:28
In reply to Re: this is true, but » Dinah, posted by sunny10 on December 1, 2004, at 12:23:49
Actually, I apologize for the rant. It's one of my pet subjects and I always rise to the bait when I see the words unconditional love. Or maybe unconditional anything. lol.
I guess I saw a few of my friends go through heck and justify it by saying "But I loooooove him." It never quite seemed like the sort of love I recognized.
But then, I suppose self esteem has never been one of my deficits. :P
I remember when I was still a teen my cousin asked me how I found such nice boys to date. And I didn't know how to answer, because it would never occur to me to date a boy who wasn't "nice". Even as a teen, I respected myself and declined to spend time with those who didn't share that respect. (And of course, I equally respected the guys I dated.)
So I think you're right.
(And of course, there's that whole parent issue.)
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