Moving Beyond Unrequited Love. While we are discussing the possible reasons why unrequited love happens, I am reminded of the effect of random traumatic experiences that an individual might have had in the past. It is possible that you keep returning to unreciprocated love relationships due to an experience that had a negative effect on […]
Pursuing Unrequited Love. For centuries, cinema has been perpetuating the stories that we have been listening to. Narrative arts and romantic films are inspirational. We start dreaming about and expecting to go through the same conflicting emotions that we watch in movies and hope that our lives will become as transcendental as in the cinema.
Why Unrequited Love – Possibilities. Unreciprocated relationships can occur for several reasons. Unconsciously making unavailability a prerequisite for falling in love is like insisting on going swimming only in dry deserts – it’s never going to work. As discussed in my blog Unrequited Love – Patterns, if you have been doing this, or you suspect
Unrequited Love – Patterns. Unrequited love not only robs you of your joy and makes you feel hopeless, it can also result in many physical issues such as insomnia, listlessness, irritability, rashes, malnutrition and nausea. As discussed in my blog Typical Unrequited Lover, you may experience frustration, anger, anxiety, depression, feelings of shyness, or fear
Typical Unrequited Lover. Displaying relentless is an important sign of one way love in the border land of unrequited love obsession. Read about this in detail in my blog Suffering Relationships in Unrequited Love. You will know this is a problem if you keep telling yourself that the object of your affection will surely change
Distraction and Fantasies in Unrequited Love. Unrequited one way love comes in different degrees, of course, from the temporary infatuation to the deeply felt, all-consuming one way love-me-or-I’ll-die unbridled passion or love obsession. As discussed in my blog Self-Improvement in Unrequited Love, one way unrequited love is just like falling in love, really, except it’s
Self-Improvement in Unrequited Love. There are times when unrequited love can affect your perception of the world and yourself and thus your self-esteem and your entire life experience. Does the idea of being loved make you uncontrollably happy? So happy that simple friendly behaviour makes you look for signs of love? If yes, you need
Unrequited Love – Resistance to Change. Treating your partner or beloved like a project that you need to work on, like something to ‘improve’, is disrespectful and can make the person feel like you don’t appreciate them for who they are or even know them at all. Not like all unrequited lovers try to change
Unrequited Love and Choices. Fairy tales in real life may not look like fairy tales as presented by Mr Disney. Prince Charming may have a crooked nose, and your princess may have pigeon toes. What am I trying to say? Being so fussy that you miss genuine relationship opportunities is a silly thing to do.
Unrequited Love and Imagination. If we view too much of life through a competitive lens, we come to treat everything like a tussle, a chance to score points and get ahead. As discussed in my blog Unrequited Love-Common Mistakes, trying to make someone want you more by acting ‘standoffish’, ignoring them, or trying to make