There is no unconditional love nor unconditional regard on this Earth, if there was we wouldn't be having this conversation on this board.
If there were more of it, then much of the pain expressed on this board wouldn't be happening.
Originally Posted By: Serenity13
According to my search on Carl Rogers, "Unconditional regard is is blanket acceptance and support of a person regardless of what the person says or does."
If this were true, then it would indeed describe a "doormat." I may have mis-read Rogers on this, but the way I see it there is a huge difference between accepting a person as a person and accepting all that they say or do.
The extent to which I can accept someone else is completely a function of the extent to which I can accept myself. This not only does not imply accepting unacceptable behavior, it actually facilitates maintaining boundaries.
