Unconditional Love

I used to believe that love should be unconditional. That you loved someone no matter what. No matter what they did. But, for me, a highly sensitive person with Borderline Personality Disorder, unconditional love is dangerous. Love needs conditions. Like, the worse you treat me, the more I love you. That if you abandon me, I will still love you. That if you hurt me, you are still deserving of my love. I need to put conditions in place. You don’t get my love unconditionally. My love deserves to be respected. My love needs to be earned. My love isn’t an excuse for bad behaviour. My love is worthy of your love.