text: what is the definition of love in modern age?which love is true:husband and wife or between parent & children?   i don't believe in the 'love in modern age' being as different as to what it was before in human history. the attitudes towards relationships and marriage have changed but i think the 'conditions' of love remain unchanged. that said, love is different things, as in their are different kinds of love. but love, in true terms, should always be unconditional, based on the person themselves and not what they are or what they have, it is forgiving (sometimes to a fault) and it means that you will be there for them when they need you. i think true love is uncomplicated, it's relationships and situations that are (ie. you can always love someone, but whether you can marry, raise kids and spend the rest of your life with them is something else).   so which is the truer love? i don't think you can call the love for a spouse any truer than that for children, and vice versa. you can love in differnt ways.