Do you have a desire for unconditional care? like, does a part of you hunger for complete care without you having to give anything in return?
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How can that be a thing, doesn't complete care require a relationship to meet the social need components?
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what does care mean here? like emotional support or like being physically provided for or both
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A turning point for me personally was realizing that I needed to give myself space for unconditional care, without which I would be excessively attached to care from others, and unable to generate care for others in a stable way
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I have a desire for something adjacent to that, but I donʼt think that would be an accurate description.
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I only want care without needing to return anything. I except to be cared about in a purely transactional relationship based off of what I give. Which seems empty, like I am not truly valued. I want to value and be valued intrinsically rather than transactionally.
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Doesn't reciprocity comes natural in those case scenarios? I can understand getting annoyed at unrequested unconditional care, but if you crave it how could you not care back?