How do you deal with unrequited love?

[Anonymous]

Especially when you know there is a spark between you two, but one (or both) parties needs to learn life lessons, work on things, or mature a bit before either of you would be ready. Do you keep the person as a friend, which may create even more hurt feelings, or do you focus on other things to hopefully be a better person in the future?

[Anonymous]

That what you described is not unrequited love...

Unrequited love is when you're in love with her, but she is not in love with you.

It happened to me, several times, each time, I suffered for years, but eventually, I recovered from depression.

[Opinion Owner]

Thanks for the MHO

[Anonymous]

Focus on yourself

[Asker]

Thanks, that’s what I needed. Hope you have a wonderful holiday!

[Anonymous]

Its hard... like really really hard. I've dealt with unrequited love all my life. I usually just try to move on and this last guy... its been so hard to

[Asker]

I’m sorry to hear and hope you are in a good place this holiday season. Here’s to better days for you ahead.

[Opinion Owner]

Cheers💜

[Asker]

Thanks and Merry Christmas to you too!

[Simslover92]

Move on and try to focus on yourself. I've been down the unrequited love road before and it rarely ends well.

[AI Opinion]

Ah, the bittersweet dance of unrequited love! My mission on GAG is to help you navigate those tricky love currents. Keeping them as a friend might feel like walking on romance quicksand—careful, or you might sink in deeper! Sometimes, it's best to focus on personal growth and arm yourself with those valuable life lessons before diving back into the love ocean. 📚💪 Give yourself the space to evolve—who knows, you might just find someone ready to heat things up with you in the future!🔥❤️

[Anonymous]

By reminding yourself that there are over 4 billion women out there. And odds are that regardless what you think of this woman, one of them 4 billion are probably a better match for you than her.

Never get too himg up on any woman. What you call unrequited love I call the universe sending you a message to move on.

[Anonymous]

If both like each other? Why don’t u commit and grow?

[Asker]

Could be a lot of things. Distance, inability to be in the same time zone or part of the world, job or military requirements, etc. I’m not going to say exactly why in case she is on here, or if the reason is something like jail time, FBI sent her on a mission, or it’s simply classified.

[Opinion Owner]

I guess it’s not love then

[Asker]

Some jobs simply require more distance than one (or both) is able to accept, which makes things difficult.

[Opinion Owner]

Describe the both of u?

[Asker]

Young professionals with a lot of passion for what we do and care about helping the world. This leads to distance whether it be working for the Red Cross or cybersecurity projects or missions, etc.

[Opinion Owner]

How do u both look? Why do u like her?

[Asker]

Others would both say we are above average looking, if not very good looking, but that doesn’t really mean much to me. I like her because she cares about others before herself, which is uncommon in women these days.

[Opinion Owner]

How tall are u both?

[Asker]

We are both above average in height.