Ok, here's the scenario: You love someone and you love them so unconditional , so deeply that it freaks them out.
They think it's weird , maybe they haven't experienced unconditional love. Maybe there were raised to think they should only be loved if they lived up to certain criteria. Or that it was somehow stupid to try to love , or believe in love or believe in fairly tales like real Love?

Here's a somewhat related quote
"Fear often originates from a sense of not being in control. We use control to manage people and situations that we do not understand or that threaten to expose our lack of self-love. If we accepted people and situations for what they are, we would be back to the universal definition of love - which is,
"Love is the opposite of fear".

Ok, Discuss.
posted by:
Aschleigh
Los Angeles
  • Re: Have you ever freaked someone out with your love?

    Tue, September 11, 2007 - 5:06 PM
    Yeah. I have freaked myself out with my love. I am in a constant state of saying, "This is okay. This is right. This is good. Don't be skeeeeer'd to love. Because what the world needs is love." As for other people, my experience has been that they are more than glad to see/hear/live and experience it ... no matter what. As long as it doesn't feel needy or manipulative, most people are happy to bask in it like the sun.
    • Re: Have you ever freaked someone out with your love?

      Tue, September 11, 2007 - 9:59 PM
      Unconditional Love is not usual, a freaky thing. Most people will be freaked out by it, if they are not used to it. Most people are used to conditional love. I am.

      Not sure if anyone has ever loved me unconditionally in this lifetime. Maybe some other lifetime. One can only hope. It is rare.
      • What you say is true J Ti. I too am accustomed to conditional love and am learning unconditional love that is inherent within us all.

        I hope you find unconditional love this lifetime. Perhaps get a pet!! They are good teachers of unconditional love! It's a beautiful thing.

        Love to you
  • Re: Have you ever freaked someone out with your love?

    Wed, September 12, 2007 - 11:25 AM
    I have had someone not believe that I loved them unconditionally. They didn't get freaked out, just couldn't grasp the reality of it.
    • <<I have had someone not believe that I loved them unconditionally. They didn't get freaked out, just couldn't grasp the reality of it.>>

      Can ANY of us? I mean, if someone told YOU that they loved you that way, would you or could you believe them? AND, can you REALLY pull it off? honestly? completely WITHOUT a single condition?
      • Can ANY of us?
        ~~~~~~~~~~

        acceptance of the reality of unconditional love did push me outside of the boundaries that I previously defined as "human" & expanded my awareness into areas that few people that I interact with on a mundane level can presently grasp in any way that is meaningful to their conscious self ~ yet the love remains the same

        love all-ways,
        mem
      • Why wouldn't I believe them? Is there a reason to NOT believe them?

        I can and do "pull it off" all the time. Granted, I have setbacks. But then I just recommit myself to being UL. I'm human after all ;)
        • to me, this is amazing...because it does seem a hurculean task to overcome the condition of being human and SOOO conditional about nearly EVERYTHING -

          and since it is so hard for me....my suspicion is that it is about as hard as that for everyone (but some folks are better than me, I guess...) not so hard to imagine, actually - HA! but I can tell you for sure, being truly unconditional in my love is nearly an impossibility for me, if I am doing it without denial and in complete honesty (and see there!...conditions again!)

          I have said this before, I think I come closest with my five children...I truly love them (enough to lay my life on the line if I had to), but I am still not entirely sure I have NO conditions (just because I don't see any)...
          • ok , what is real love is unconditional. The committment , the feelings of love is unconditional. But being a part of a particular relationship is conditional. Like I will only be with someone if they are not pyschically abusive , or they are monogamous with me. Those are my conditions for being in a relationship, but even if there is no longer a relationship, the love is still there.
            ( I mentioned this is another post one ) I read an article that stated unconditional love was only ever really for one's children. There are mother's of murder's who still love their children. Other relationships always have conditions.
  • Re: Have you ever freaked someone out with your love?

    Wed, September 19, 2007 - 12:52 AM
    Aschleigh -- great quote. I believe it completely to be true.

    The short answer is "yes."

    It's a bit sad when you expose your heart so openly, that others are put off by it. Love can be overwhelming, especially to those who want to protect themselves from feeling it.

    And unconditional love... yeah, I don't think it's well understood. It doesn't need to be. But mismatched loves can cause friction.
  • Re: Have you ever freaked someone out with your love?

    Wed, September 19, 2007 - 12:43 PM
    when my ex and i split, she told me that she didn't understand why she didn't love me as much as i loved her.. both of us thought we loved one another unconditionally, but apparently neither of us did.. there was a condition, being that we were together.. i held her so tightly because i was always fearful of losing her, which obviously eventually happened. my fear of losing her caused a lot of problems at the end of our relationship.. i really regret being so scared!!! now I have nothing to be scared of involving the two of us.. without the fear of losing her, i've come to realize that i still love her... unconditionally.... i guess the point that i'm trying to make is that i never freaked her out with my love... she always did and still does except and value my love for her.. however, i definitely freaked her out with my fear!!!!
  • Re: Have you ever freaked someone out with your love?

    Sun, September 23, 2007 - 5:02 AM
    yes, I have freaked out a few.....

    although I don't see these type of interactions as my "fault", I do accept the responsibility of figuring out when to "back off", out of respect to everyone involved

    since it is not my intention to cause (or be a part of) any 'harm', as defined by all participants, I take the time to at least attempt to figure out the preferred methods of interaction & communication with each individual I connect with ~ I'm not always completely successful, but it's the thought that counts!

    love all-ways,
    mem
    • Re: Have you ever freaked someone out with your love?

      Sun, September 23, 2007 - 2:28 PM
      Especially your sign off slogan, proof positive! :)
      • Re: Have you ever freaked someone out with your love?

        Sun, September 23, 2007 - 3:25 PM
        I'm not sure it's best to back off, even when someone says "stop loving me, stop giving to me" . I don't mean stop sending them flowers or stopping by their house unannounced. I mean holding a place of love for them even when they can't receive it fully at any given moment.
        It's like raising a teenager ( so I've heard, I don't have teenager yet) who will shut the door in your face and say Stay out of my room. That's when they need to be loved even more. It doesn't mean barging into their room and invading their space, it means holding a place that is ok for them to come to whenever they need it.
        About what Pati wrote; I am glad to say I love my ex even though we are not together. I wasn't the one to make the decision to end our relationship and I wished I could have stopped loving him , but I found I couldn't. It's hard to still feel the love but not be able to give it to him, especially when it seems he is hurting and could use some love. But he doesn't want it right now. So he doesn't have to get it. But it's still there. Just to have a outlet for how much love I feel is awesome. I can't wait to have a man and many babies to pour my love over.
        • Re: Have you ever freaked someone out with your love?

          Sun, September 23, 2007 - 9:44 PM
          >Just to have a outlet for how much love I feel is awesome.
          >I can't wait to have a man and many babies to pour my love over.

          Three thoughts....
          1 -- PaTience and you.. you're both in CA... just do it. Go get your beer :-)
          2 -- Cats are a short-term fix, need your love, will sleep in your bed (or on your head sometimes ;-) and are great baby-substitutes
          3 -- no doubt, many a man would love to have many babies with you ... and receive your love.

          you'll make someone very happy one day.. hang in there... your love is probably just around the corner.
          • Re: Have you ever freaked someone out with your love?

            Sun, September 23, 2007 - 10:56 PM
            California is a big state. I will make it to No.cal someday, probably not too soon. We could meet in the middle though.
            California fun fact : Los Angeles has a bigger economy than all but 8 countries. LA's economy is as big as France's .

            I want a cat, but I want to move to an apartment with wood floors closer to the beach ( don't we all) first. I had a cat here in this small dark apartment, it was too much work, and the litter was smelly. And she was hit by a car. The traffic is too much to let a cat out here. I need a little courtyard , and wood floors and lots of light, near the beach ( ok universe, you hear my intention ) .
            • Re: Have you ever freaked someone out with your love?

              Mon, September 24, 2007 - 10:53 AM
              Carmel, Monterey, SF Lovefest????

              Sorry about your cat:( get that apartment and get another cat... pets are great, don't know what i'd do without my dog!!!!
              • Re: Have you ever freaked someone out with your love?

                Mon, September 24, 2007 - 8:03 PM
                back to the original post:
                I probably freaked him out with my love which came with a lot of control and expectations.
                It wasn't fair. But now I know that I expect honesty and open communication, and that I need to work on the controlling behavior and be with a man who I can trust to be out in the world and be true to me. I also find passive-aggressive anger very scary.

                I love Carmel, I haven't been to SF in forever.
                • Re: Have you ever freaked someone out with your love?

                  Mon, September 24, 2007 - 9:22 PM
                  Since you did ask red rob, my dreams/plans : I think I can do 2 quarters of school ( I just got into grad school in Psychology) and ( yikes) work full time.( I work at a non-profit that aims to provide quality preschool to all los angeles country 4 year old as well as other services for the first 5 years of life) It will be a lot but all good stuff. So after the 2nd quarter I can start interning with a Pyschologist, working for him/her 25 hours a week and going to school full time still. That's 26 weeks I have of work in downtown LA, and school all the way over in Culver city. ( 15 miles apart but with traffic about an hour commute) . I have 21 months of school all together.
                  Then I will find where I can intern and move to the apartment with the hardwood floors near it. Then I have 3000 hours of practical experiences to get working under a pyschologist before I take the state exam and get my license as a pyschologist in California.( about 2 years of work ) There is also a University of Transformational Studies that is associated with my church, the Agape Spiritual center. I want to take classes there and possibly become a licensed spiritual practitioner . Then I set up my own practice blending spirituality/pyschology/life coaching and what ever else seems good to throw in. Maybe exercise and massage and yoga. My dreams also include finding the right guy for me and building a great relationship. I will probably write a book too.
                  The thing about having Dreams, they don't tell you that it is so much hard work and it's exhausting and that it isn't always pleasent even when they are coming true. So I have about a decade of work cut out for me and I haven't even started grad school yet. But one day at a time right?
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                    Re: Have you ever freaked someone out with your love?

                    Mon, September 24, 2007 - 9:53 PM
                    Before you spend 10 years in school, make sure the market has the jobs you want to fill (unless you're inventing something new)!

                    On meeting your mate -- ARE YOU FREAKEN' KIDDING ME? OK.. I'm calmer now (whew). You sounds like a guy's dream woman.. educated, wanting to help people, a cat-lover, children, sexual, attractive, funny (picked up keywords in your profile), hard worker, a thinker.... seriously *do not sweat it*. As soon as it's important to you (in a bigger scheme), it will appear right before your eyes.

                    Sounds like you've got your plate full, eh?
                    :-) Red
                • Re: Have you ever freaked someone out with your love?

                  Tue, September 25, 2007 - 4:47 AM
                  honestly, whatever happened in my last relationship occurred because i couldn't really be myself.. here i am writing this at 430 in the morning.... something i hardly ever got the chance to do in my last relationship... i was out dancing and partying my ass off all night tonight... it was sooooo much fun!!! MONDAY!!! i don't know what held me back in my past relationship.. perhaps both of us held on too tight.... for some reason, we managed to create an open and honest line of communication for 90% of our relationship, maybe we shouldn't expect much more than that???our expectations were crazy!!! something held us back... we were so real, but not real enough.. our love was strong, but not strong enough.. love is fucked sometimes!!! i think it's apparent that love can easily freak someone out.... easily!!!

                  it's too late, i'm not making any sense... i'll give this a shot again later... peace
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                    Re: Have you ever freaked someone out with your love?

                    Tue, September 25, 2007 - 10:37 AM
                    What are you saying.. in your last relationship, your partner and you didn't go out together, or you didn't feel "permitted" to go out dancing without her when she didn't want to?

                    :-) 4:30... isn't early AM awesome! Guess you don't have to be at work at 8:30 (or do you.. Yikes!)

                    So were you dancing with a new partner who likes partying more, or you just feel uninhibited and unconstrained now that you are out of that relationsihp?
                    • Re: Have you ever freaked someone out with your love?

                      Tue, September 25, 2007 - 12:37 PM
                      luckily i didn't have to get to work 'til 9.... feelin' it for sure now!!!! i think in the future i'm gonna refrain from drunken explanations revolving around my viewpoints on love... it's kinda like drinking and dialing someone i have a crush on or something...

                      it's not that we weren't permitted, it's that we relied on eachother so much that we didn't want to go out on our own.. neither of us are the overbearing jealous untrusting types... so, it doesn't make since why we couldn't express ourselves as individuals... i think *we* got to c