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You don't love them because they've given you stuff. Don't we all scorn the idea of "love me because I buy you things!"?
You've spent the formative years of your life with your parents. They've helped you to grow. For most people, of everyone that they know; it is their parents who will stick with them when things get rough. They were the people of your first relationship, and you probably spent at least fifteen years of your life with them.
Moreover, they are you (although this is only potential for love).
"apprivoiser", like in Riddil's thread on relationships.
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