Is it normal that i don't think most people love their family?
I never loved my family. I don't despise these people or anything, I just don't love them. Every now and then we argue... but what really makes me feel this way is that I don't see much in common with my parents or siblings... I am very different from them, we have opposite views about life... I know my parents sacrificed a lot to take care of me; and I will certainly repay them for everything when they get older... but I don't think I will ever truly love them.
Whenever I try to explain this to people, everyone says the same: "family is family". Most people don't even believe me... many have told me that it is impossible to "hate" your family.
However... I notice that most of the people I know don't really act like their loved their family. For example, many of my friends hide everything from their family... they are constantly afraid of revealing certain things to they relatives... So, how can there be love if there isn't even trust and honesty?
Some other friends even lie, steal or take advantage of their relatives... And well, I don't know... I just don't believe that just because you are related to someone, you just have a magical bond that forces love to be there. For me, love is something that has to have a reason. Am I mad for thinking like this or something?