Have you experienced unconditional love?

I wonder often what that could ever be like or feel like. Having a sadistic, violent and mentally ill mother, I have not known any person to accept and love me, fully. I do have severe PTSD from the awful years withstanding her torture, and it's only natural one would feel inhuman and broken. I do not know how ill ever find a man to accept someone with so much trauma. Have you experienced unconditional love? Do you fear you'll never find it?

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zonavar68 · 56-60, M

From my children yes. From my romantic partners no, but then again I don't know how to trust women enough to give them unconditional love in an adult relationship sense. At least not anymore.

I tend to shy away from any inkling of romantic connection and I have neither the time or the money to 'invest' in that kind of activity.