Love is not always about reciprocation. One-sided love or unrequited love is a reality that many people experience or many people have lived with all their life. As they say, it hurts when you have someone in your heart but you can’t have them in your arms.
One-sided attraction is quite corrosive to a person’s mental health. Now imagine a one-way relationship that’s thousand times more intense and the object of your admiration is completely unaware of your existence. Where you are practically living in two different worlds. A parasocial relationship is all of that and so much more.
The day you realize you are developing a mild crush on a beautiful soul, you feel lighter than air. It’s all rainbows and sunshine! The world suddenly becomes a better place full of birds chirping and flowers blooming. But can you deny a little hint of nervousness creeping over the ecstasy? What if the object …
There is no definite answer that explains how to stop loving someone who doesn’t love you; unrequited love is heart-breaking and has no obvious antidote. But while I can’t give you a one-size-fits-all answer, there are a few tips and coping strategies that will help you along the way.
Raise your hand if you’ve watched the Netflix show You. Keep your hand raised if you’ve done anything remotely similar to what Joe Goldberg did in the initial stages. Obsessive thoughts, wild fantasies, all-consuming hopes, and borderline stalking. Did you do all of this with the firm conviction of being in love? You can’t see …
