If you love someone who doesn’t love you back, it can feel like the pain is self-inflicted. You know that they don’t owe you anything, that they haven’t done anything wrong, and yet there’s an ache in your chest that won’t go away.
You’re breaking your own heart, but you don’t know how to make it stop.“Unrequited love” is the poetic name for this feeling of one-sided affection, and it’s extremely common.
Researchers say that you’re four times more likely to experience unrequited love than an equal, complete relationship. Think about how many songs, movies and books are based on this agonizing feeling — there are many others who have felt exactly the way you do.The good news is that unrequited love can make you stronger.
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