Since the beginning of time unrequited love has been a theme in many stories. It is a common motif in books and movies.
Although I myself am partial to a happy ending, the one sided love type of story is very popular. In most cases it is the woman whose love is unreciprocated.
Unrequited love stories definitely pull at my heart strings. I always feel so sad for the person whose love is not returned. However, in real life, I have seen some people who were in love with someone treated very unfairly. I knew a young lad who had a crush on a girl. She wasn’t interested. He became a big joke to everyone, mainly due to her mocking him. He was labelled as a stalker and as obsessed. People played pranks on him. In the end he moved away because he was tormented so much just because he had been brave enough to tell a pretty girl he liked her. Not only did he face her rejection, but he was mocked by lots of others too. I thought it was incredibly cruel.
Life…
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So true…..
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I prefer to leave things without a clear ending so people can use their imagination.
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That is a great idea to keep the reader hooked.
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For me, that’s the beauty of writing. If somebody just wants the story on a plate, they’ll just go watch the movie instead.
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Movies are like fast food.
Books are fine dining. 🙂
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Unrequited love is closer to life than fairytale happy endings.
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It is too.
That is why fairy tales are called fairy tales. 😍
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Yes!
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I think everyone has that one unrequited love, where, during bad moments in the future you wonder “what if”.
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That is a bittersweet memory .
Thank you for reading.
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very true to live. been there before too…
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Thank you.
I am glad it resonated with you.
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Unrequited love stories definitely pull at my heart strings. I always feel so sad for the person whose love is not returned. However, in real life, I have seen some people who were in love with someone treated very unfairly. I knew a young lad who had a crush on a girl. She wasn’t interested. He became a big joke to everyone, mainly due to her mocking him. He was labelled as a stalker and as obsessed. People played pranks on him. In the end he moved away because he was tormented so much just because he had been brave enough to tell a pretty girl he liked her. Not only did he face her rejection, but he was mocked by lots of others too. I thought it was incredibly cruel.
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Boy or girl this kind of thing is equally cruel.
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