Emily ParkerFalling in love with someone who doesn’t share the same feelings can be a profoundly painful experience. You may find yourself filled with immense hope and affection towards someone, only to find out they simply don’t reciprocate those feelings. It leaves you feeling rejected, inadequate, and often very alone.
Unrequited love can be confusing, as you struggle to make sense of how you can care so deeply for someone when those feelings are not mutual. It often leaves your heart feeling irreparably broken. There are several reasons why your affection may not be returned. Perhaps they are already in a committed relationship. Maybe they have struggled with romantic intimacy in the past. There could be any number of explanations why this person is unable to give you the love you long for.
Ultimately the “why” doesn’t matter so much as learning how to cope with the reality that this relationship will remain platonic. Honor your emotions, but don’t let them consume you. Look for healthy activities and hobbies that can keep your mind occupied. Surround yourself with a strong support system. Be patient with yourself as you grieve the future you imagined. In time, you can make peace with the situation and your feelings may evolve. For now, take comfort in the wisdom and solace offered from those who have weathered the storms of unrequited love.
100+ loving someone who doesn’t love you back quotes:
“There is no grief like the grief that does not speak.”
– Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
“There is never a time or place for true love. It happens accidentally, in a heartbeat, in a single flashing, throbbing moment.”
– Sarah Dessen
“When you are in love and have been rejected, it means the person you want does not want you. Your choice is to go away silently, respecting his wishes, or to banging your head against the wall and insisting he pay attention to you. The first choice allows you to live your life with dignity; the second makes you look pathetic.”
– John Green
“When you love someone who does not love you back, it is akin to sharing your light with someone who has no place for it in their life.”
– Iain S. Thomas
“There is no grief like the grief that does not speak.”
– Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
“Unrequited love is so boring.”
– Caroline Kepnes
“Loving can cost a lot but not loving always costs more, and those who fear to love often find that want of love is an emptiness that robs the joy from life.”
– Merle Shain
“Love never dies a natural death. It dies because we don’t know how to replenish its source. It dies of blindness and errors and betrayals. It dies of illness and wounds; it dies of weariness, of witherings, of tarnishings.”
– Anaïs Nin
“When you love someone, you love the person as they are, and not as you’d like them to be.”
– Leo Tolstoy
“There is a difference between giving up and knowing when you have had enough.”
– Unknown
“Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean.”
– Maya Angelou
“Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their option.”
– Mark Twain
“Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.”
– William Shakespeare
“If you love something set it free, but don’t be surprised if it comes back with herpes.”
– Chuck Palahniuk
“The hottest love has the coldest end.”
– Socrates
“This is a good sign, having a broken heart. It means we have tried for something.”
– Elizabeth Gilbert
“Love does not begin and end the way we seem to think it does. Love is a battle, love is a war; love is a growing up.”
– James Baldwin
“A heartbreak is a blessing from God. It’s just His way of letting you realize He saved you from the wrong one.”
– Unknonw
“Never love anyone who treats you like you’re ordinary.”
– Oscar Wilde
“Love is an untamed force. When we try to control it, it destroys us. When we try to imprison it, it enslaves us. When we try to understand it, it leaves us feeling lost and confused.”
– Paulo Coelho
“There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love.”
– Washington Irving
“Unrequited love is so boring.”
– Caroline Kepnes
“Loving can cost a lot but not loving always costs more, and those who fear to love often find that want of love is an emptiness that robs the joy from life.”
– Merle Shain
“Love never dies a natural death. It dies because we don’t know how to replenish its source. It dies of blindness and errors and betrayals. It dies of illness and wounds; it dies of weariness, of witherings, of tarnishings.”
– Anaïs Nin
“It’s hard asking someone to stay when you know you don’t offer what they’re looking for.”
– Unknown
“You can’t make someone love you the way you want them to.”
– Unknown
“Love only grows by sharing. You can only have more for yourself by giving it away to others.”
– Brian Tracy
“Blessed is the influence of one true, loving human soul on another.”
– George Eliot
“Love does not dominate; it cultivates.”
– Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“Love is a friendship set to music.”
– Joseph Campbell
“To love is to receive a glimpse of heaven.”
– Karen Sunde
“Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.”
– Rumi
“The art of love is largely the art of persistence.”
– Albert Ellis
“Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.”
– Maya Angelou
“Have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time.”
– Maya Angelou
“A heartbreak is a blessing from God. It’s just His way of letting you realize He saved you from the wrong one.”
– Unknown
“The hottest love has the coldest end.”
– Socrates
“This is a good sign, having a broken heart. It means we have tried for something.”
– Elizabeth Gilbert
“Love does not dominate; it cultivates.”
– Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“Love is a friendship set to music.”
– Joseph Campbell
“To love is to receive a glimpse of heaven.”
– Karen Sunde
“Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.”
– Rumi
“The art of love is largely the art of persistence.”
– Albert Ellis
“Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.”
– Maya Angelou
“Have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time.”
– Maya Angelou
“A heartbreak is a blessing from God. It’s just His way of letting you realize He saved you from the wrong one.”
– Unknown
“The hottest love has the coldest end.”
– Socrates
“This is a good sign, having a broken heart. It means we have tried for something.”
– Elizabeth Gilbert
“Love does not dominate; it cultivates.”
– Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“Love is a friendship set to music.”
– Joseph Campbell
“To love is to receive a glimpse of heaven.”
– Karen Sunde
“Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.”
– Rumi
“The art of love is largely the art of persistence.”
– Albert Ellis
“Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.”
– Maya Angelou
“Have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time.”
– Maya Angelou
“A heartbreak is a blessing from God. It’s just His way of letting you realize He saved you from the wrong one.”
– Unknown
“The hottest love has the coldest end.”
– Socrates
“This is a good sign, having a broken heart. It means we have tried for something.”
– Elizabeth Gilbert
“Love does not dominate; it cultivates.”
– Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“Love is a friendship set to music.”
– Joseph Campbell
“To love is to receive a glimpse of heaven.”
– Karen Sunde
“Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.”
– Rumi
“The art of love is largely the art of persistence.”
– Albert Ellis
“Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.”
– Maya Angelou
“Have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time.”
– Maya Angelou
“A heartbreak is a blessing from God. It’s just His way of letting you realize He saved you from the wrong one.”
– Unknown
“The hottest love has the coldest end.”
– Socrates
“This is a good sign, having a broken heart. It means we have tried for something.”
– Elizabeth Gilbert
“Love does not dominate; it cultivates.”
– Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“Love is a friendship set to music.”
– Joseph Campbell
“To love is to receive a glimpse of heaven.”
– Karen Sunde
“Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.”
– Rumi
“The art of love is largely the art of persistence.”
– Albert Ellis
“Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.”
– Maya Angelou
“Have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time.”
– Maya Angelou
“A heartbreak is a blessing from God. It’s just His way of letting you realize He saved you from the wrong one.”
– Unknown
“The hottest love has the coldest end.”
– Socrates
“This is a good sign, having a broken heart. It means we have tried for something.”
– Elizabeth Gilbert
“Love does not dominate; it cultivates.”
– Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“Love is a friendship set to music.”
– Joseph Campbell
“To love is to receive a glimpse of heaven.”
– Karen Sunde
“Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.”
– Rumi
“The art of love is largely the art of persistence.”
– Albert Ellis
“Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.”
– Maya Angelou
“Have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time.”
– Maya Angelou
“A heartbreak is a blessing from God. It’s just His way of letting you realize He saved you from the wrong one.”
– Unknown
“The hottest love has the coldest end.”
– Socrates
“This is a good sign, having a broken heart. It means we have tried for something.”
– Elizabeth Gilbert
“Love does not dominate; it cultivates.”
– Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“Love is a friendship set to music.”
– Joseph Campbell
“To love is to receive a glimpse of heaven.”
– Karen Sunde
“Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.”
– Rumi
“The art of love is largely the art of persistence.”
– Albert Ellis
“Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.”
– Maya Angelou
“Have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time.”
– Maya Angelou
“A heartbreak is a blessing from God. It’s just His way of letting you realize He saved you from the wrong one.”
– Unknown
“The hottest love has the coldest end.”
– Socrates
“This is a good sign, having a broken heart. It means we have tried for something.”
– Elizabeth Gilbert
“Love does not dominate; it cultivates.”
– Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“Love is a friendship set to music.”
– Joseph Campbell
“To love is to receive a glimpse of heaven.”
– Karen Sunde
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