The Difference. The difference between conditional and unconditional love is whether someone will be loved at all times, no matter what, or whether someone will be loved if they do or don't do something. ... Whereas, in conditional love, people oftentimes feel a lack of stability and trust.

Is unconditional love conditional?

Some authors make a distinction between unconditional love and conditional love. In conditional love, love is "earned" on the basis of conscious or unconscious conditions being met by the lover, whereas in unconditional love, love is "given freely" to the loved one "no matter what". Loving is primary.

What is an example of conditional love?

A common example of conditional love

Couples are into conditional love when either one of the partners has it in their head that the other makes them so happy. I hear it all the time when I interview a couple to officiate at the wedding.