text: if someone is incapable of unconditional love are they destined to end up alone?   if you want unconditional love, get a dog.  real people are not perfect, and they often fail in giving love in an open, unselfish way.  the important thing is that you try to be realistic in your expectations (even when starry-eyed), and sensitive to the needs of your partner.  they want to be loved just as much as you do, and even flawed human love is pretty darn good when it works.  nobody is destined to end up alone unless he/she gives up.