Gumba,
I think i have gotten to unconditional love (or close to it anyway). I have a question though. Even though i love my w unconditionally and probably will for life, there are certain aspects of her present behaviour that need to change in order for me to "grow old with her". Does this make sense to you? getting back to Woog's statement, life is short. i have certain values and I need to have those present in my partner's life or I will not feel comfortable going forward. At this point I am hopeful that things are going in the right direction. That is why I said earlier that things are not where I would like them to be.