Perspective and Unrequited Love. When people are depressed, they have less activity in the prefrontal lobes of the left side of their brain, so purposefully doing logical activities, can help stabilize mood and help you feel much more detached and objective about stuff that was bothering you. I have written about this in detail in […]
Strategizing Against Unrequited Love. Most of us have been in love with our favourite toy as a kid. It was perhaps the main focus of our lives at that time, and we would insist on taking it everywhere, like we were meant to be together, always. That’s how it felt at the time, anyway. The
Looking Beyond Unrequited Love. Unrequited love hits harder if we stop meeting our basic emotional needs for companionship, creativity, and emotional intimacy, which can be got from good friends. Keeping your wider life going, and growing also lessen and stop the pain of unrequited love. I have discussed this in detail in my blog The
The Pain of Unrequited Love. The great philosopher Charlie Brown had very beautifully said “Nothing takes the taste out of peanut butter quite like unrequited love.” And that’s very germane. Unrequited love can feel overwhelming and spoil many of life’s enjoyments; making all contact, other than with the beloved, seem pointless. As discussed in my
Pedigree of Unrequited Love. Unrequited love – sounds kind of old-fashioned, doesn’t it? It conjures up scenes of 18th-century folk wandering around misty moors, composing poetry, passionately yearning for the merest glimpse of their beloved. Infatuation, longing, and love can be agonizing when they remain unreciprocated; when the focus of your love sees you as
Stages of Rejection in Unrequited Love. Scholars have noticed that excluded or rejected lovers are more likely to cheat. They are less likely to help others in many ways – donating money, cooperating or even just bending over to help pick up something from the floor. As discussed in my blog Studying Rejection in Unrequited
Hope for the Separated Unrequited Love. Hope. It’s essential to life. Regardless of the issue at hand or the relationship in the balance, hope is the basic ingredient that keeps us moving forward. Even King Solomon knew that hope made a difference. He wrote “Hope deferred makes the heart sick.” Those of you who have
Mapping Out of Unrequited Love. Unrequited lovers constantly feel disappointed and desperate in love. Remember, the energy (in the form of thoughts and feelings and beliefs) you put out you get back. You may read about this in my blog The Steps Out of Disappointment in Unrequited Love. What you are creating in one-way love
The Steps Out of Disappointment in Unrequited Love. I know it is confusing, and difficult to sort out when a person is in unrequited love. Breaking it down into small and manageable parts allows you to look at all of the pieces to find out exactly why you are mis-creating. Those of you who have
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Unrequited Love and the Need to be Loved. Understanding the importance and effect of tuning your cords with your beloved in unrequited love enables you to live healthy and yet continue to love someone, but with healthy detachment. It is an absolute necessity to have all of your own energy in your own space in