 In particular, if children have long-term non-parental carers alongside with parents, they may have better chances to encounter people able to love them. This consideration is particularly important if indeed there cannot be a duty to love. It is an interesting question whether any of the value of the parent-child bond would be lost if more than two people were emotionally and responsibly involved long-term in the life of the child. The experience of living and loving in extended families and the general belief that the parent-child bond is no less valuable in families with many children than in families with one or two children suggest a negative answer.