LOVE is not "if" or "because," LOVE is "anyway" and "even though" and "in spite of." ~ Anonymous

There are two ways to rate your relationships or friendships, they are: (A)Conditional, and (B) Unconditional.

(A) Conditional: These are relationships or friendships which are solely based on "I-will-do-this-for-you-if-you-do-this-for-me" and are often entered into unconsciously. Sadly, they are all smoke and mirrors where you never actually know who the other person is.

The pitfall with conditional relationships is often that they inherently prioritize something else above the relationship. For example, a scenario where : it’s not really you they care about, but your fantastically beautiful face and figure, or your generosity and resourcefulness. Hence, conditional relationships are more of a "it’s not really you I care about, but rather using you to make me feel good about myself" thing.

The bitter truth is, when our relationships are conditional, we don’t have relationships at all. We find ourselves being attached to superficial...