Anyone who’s ever been in love will tell you it feels pretty freaking great, but, uh...only when that love is reciprocated. When it’s not? That, my friends, is called unrequited love, and whether it’s ...

Anyone who’s ever been in love will tell you it feels pretty freaking great, but, uh...only when that love is reciprocated. When it’s not? That, my friends, is called unrequited love, and whether it’s ...

The French expression "la douleur exquise” literally translates to “the exquisite pain,” and refers to the pain of wanting someone you can’t have. TBH, I don’t think there’s a more eloquent, accurate ...

Falling in love is one of the greatest things about being human. But for anyone facing the rejection of unrequited love, it can also be one of the most painful. Experiencing a meaningful romantic ...

If you have a pulse, there’s a good chance that at some point you’ve had a crush on someone in your life — maybe you even have one (or a few) now. But in crushing on someone, there's always the ...

Unrequited love is a painful yet universal experience caused by strong feelings for someone who does not or cannot reciprocate, such as a close friend who only sees your relationship as platonic. This ...

“Joseph and Potiphar’s Wife” by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, the most famous unrequited love story in the Bible (via Wikimedia Commons). Twenty years ago, Lisa A. Phillips found herself knocking ...

Is there anything more heartbreaking and yet more relatable than unrequited love? Truly, I'd be less shocked if someone hated ice cream than if they told me they'd never experienced being in ...