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Re:Emotional support across adulthood: A 60-year study of me... by dijit on Saturday January 25, 2025 @03:22PM (#42824504)
Maybe I want to be vulnerable sometimes, or weak sometimes, or to have unfinished opinions on things and be listened to in good faith without risking an entire relationship because I would like to talk about it.

Like privacy, people can come up with nice catch-alls like “nothing to hide”, but the default is not abuse.

Re:Emotional support across adulthood: A 60-year study of me... by em-bee on Saturday January 25, 2025 @03:51PM (#42824752)
this. unconditional love is not blind love. but it means that i am not being needlessly criticized for my faults but receive care and encouragement to work on them. it doesn't mean that i get a free pass to do whatever i want. if i hurt someone, i need to fix that, especially if it is my partner.

and the same goes in reverse. i love my wife and only wish the best for her. but that does not mean i need to be blind to her problems, or not expect her to stop doing things that hurt me or others.

Re:Emotional support across adulthood: A 60-year study of me... by bowsamic on Saturday January 25, 2025 @05:04PM (#42825343)
You can have that with conditional love. It sounds like your marriage is just bad
Re:Emotional support across adulthood: A 60-year study of me... by thfuran on Saturday January 25, 2025 @07:12PM (#42826341)
This goes way beyond merely conditional love. If you can't reasonably expect to be listened to in good faith, you have an outright toxic relationship.
Re:Emotional support across adulthood: A 60-year study of me... by lazide on Saturday January 25, 2025 @11:40PM (#42827752)
Depending on the topic, almost no relationships meet your definition of ‘non-toxic’ in my experience. And I’ve had a lot of experience.
Re:Emotional support across adulthood: A 60-year study of me... by thfuran on Sunday January 26, 2025 @11:57AM (#42831501)
>Depending on the topic

In the sense that there might be something you could say to tank a relationship? Sure. But that's a far cry not generally being able to express "unfinished opinions" or any vulnerability, as the original commenter said.