Have you ever had an unrequited love?

Question

I know what it is and I'm mature enough to know whether I love someone or not. I don't have to receive love to give love. Some might, but I don't operate that way.

Answer 1

Yes, back in high school (Im 32 now).

Answer 2

There is no such thing as unrequited love.

There is such a thing as infatuation though.

The difference? Love is reciprocated. If it's not reciprocated, it's not love. Chances are, those who feel what they *think* is unrequited love, are actually feeling infatuation. But they are probably too inexperienced, or as yet lack the emotional maturity to recognise the difference between infatuation and love.

My reasoning for this opinion? Love takes a long time to grow between loving, caring partners. It's not something that happens instantaneously. Much like a sequoia tree, it grows from a small seed of mutual interest, blossoms into mutual infatuation, and then, given time, and in the right environment, eventually grows into love.

But time is the key factor. Without it, love cannot occur, because love itself is built on the very things that take time to develop, including trust, honesty, mutual understanding, mutual respect, and a sustained willingness to explore the mind and heart of the other person.

And I'd like to point out that 'honesty' applies not only to being honest with the other person, but also being honest with yourself. If you allow yourself to become deluded by desires that you wish to become reality, but have no true basis in reality, you're not being honest with yourself. Hence, one of the prerequisite foundations of love is missing, and therefore what you're feeling can not be love.

Without these foundations, romantic love simply can not exist.

Hope this helps!

Answer 3

Yes

Answer 4

Even that I am married after 15 year I never had one
only hell

Answer 5

what the heck is that?