Prof Sam Vaknin
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Were YOU Ever LOVED? Find Out!
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March 8, 2026
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13:21Now PlayingBeing liked, being protected, and being loved
Some people like me: the legally blind
Performative, transactional, conditional
All mature adult love is conditional. But it depends on the nature of the conditionality. If the condition is: you need to change your identity, it is not love.
Instrumentalization and being needed can feel like love. So can myriad other artifacts such as codependency and idealization.
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