Love actions must be reciprocated?

Too many questions conflated into one.

I love without expectation of return or reward, period. Not without ‘hope of return’, you understand, but definitely without expectation or demand.

there are different types of love (agape, philos, eros) but none of them require reciprocation. That being said, many, if not most, will withdraw love if not reciprocated.

Parental love is usually unconditional, but not all parents are capable of unconditional love.

Love is hard, but it’s worth it.

I loved my kids the instant they were born. I expected only one thing from them in return for my love – poop filled diapers.

well i must be a stone cold cycnic but In 26years i have seen no evidence to suggest that unconditional love exists or that humans are capable of entirely selfless acts. The fact that its someone doing a thing requires a self to decide it and to decide there will always be a reason. If you have actually seen someone who considers that they love somone only to have it go unreciprocated for long enough they will go cold on it or in some unfortunate circumstances slide into a sort of obession with tinges of hatred. People who belive in unconditional love in my opinion (and i reaize that it is just an opinion) are optomistically naiive and people who act out what they belive to be unconditional love start out foolish and become delusional.