Someone Who Doesn't Love You Back

A Heart that Stopped Beating - The corpse bride's heart that stopped beating
Philippines
February 10, 2008 9:38pm CST
Have you ever loved someone who doesn't love you back? Or maybe someone who just pretended to love you too? What made you realize that it's not worth it? Are you the type who gets satisfied with just loving somebody and doesn't necessarily want to be loved back?
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@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
11 Feb 08
No, it is not possible for me to love someone, who does not love me. Love involves two persons and their emotions and one sided love cannot be called love.
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@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
11 Feb 08
Thanks for your comments. You are most welcome! Deepak
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• Philippines
11 Feb 08
Hi there dpk262006! Thank you very much for your response. It's nice that you have never experienced anything like that. Thank you for your insight.
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• United States
11 Feb 08
I had this happen to me. I loved him with all of my heart, and he would sometimes say he loved me, but never actually acted like he did. I think personally that to him, I was just someone to be with until he was tired of me. I was the one who broke it off, because I was tired of him stringing me along and I was interested in someone else. I was friends with the other guy, when I broke it off. I am now married to the other guy. I am glad that I decided to date my husband when I did. The reason being, is because if I had stayed with my ex, then we would most likely be in an on-off relationship like we were. He thought he was hot and god's gift to women, when really he wasn't that great.
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• Philippines
12 Feb 08
Hi there cajunmomma! That's a really sad experience but it's nice that you realize that you need to let go at the right time. Maybe it was really meant to happen. Sometimes men feel that way, like they're God's gift to women when there are actually women who makes them feel that way. Like what he did, took you for granted and still you won't give him up. It's nice that all of that is over and that you're happy with your lovelife now. Thank you very much for sharing.
@lucky_witch (2707)
• Philippines
11 Feb 08
Well, it would depend. If we are just friends then its fine with me to love him on my own... and hope and wait that someone will come along and love me. But, if we are having a relationship... then its another story. You cannot be happy in a relationship the fact that you know that he does not love you back. Its better to talk about it and decide.
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• Philippines
12 Feb 08
Hi there lucky_witch! I completely understand why people who falls in love with their friends just keep their feelings to theirselves. I know alot of people who have been into those kind of situation including me and somethimes, risking the friendship is really not worth it. Thank you very much for your response.
@aaanusha (17)
• India
11 Feb 08
it seems u had loved someone dearly and could not get the love in return.... tats very sad but the thing is love cannot be forced on someone.. it is a automatic feeling which should come from within ... it is never right on our part to force our love on someone and then expect him to love u back... but that doesnot really mean that u should stop loving him... if u are reaal srong then continue loving him more each passing day... WHO KNOWS WHEN A MIRACLE WOULD TAKE PLACE.. may be some day he would understand ur deep and true love nd reciprocate it... DONT LOOSE HEART... all the best . and no one i believe would be satisfied by loving just somebody....
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• Philippines
12 Feb 08
Hi there aaanusha! Thank you very much for your response. Actually, it is a question posted in another forum and I found it really interesting because lots of inspiring stories on how other people got over this situation came out from the topic. And I was also surprise that there are lots of people who were able to relate. In fact, this is my most successful topic here in Mylot. Just shows that many people have been in this kind of relationship at one point in their lives. I agree that you cannot force anyone to love you back. I also believe in miracles. Thank you very much for sharing.
11 Feb 08
Hi nanayangel, let me tell you something, ONLY EXPECTATIONS LEEDS TO DISAPPOINTMENTS. so when you do someting expecting something in return for example love, affection, care, etc etc.... you will always end up in disappointments, & hurts,, just do your will & your part in life, no matter what you get in return, & see you will never be hurt by any one, no matter what the relationships are, when you know somw one doesnot love you, just pause back & think what are the things that the other person likes, & did you do things that were pleasing him/her, or just was doing things which you liked to do??? so there are several reasons that are countable, dont just hold on to the past, keep looking to your future, & there will be days, when they will know that they have lost a precious diamond when they had it in their hand, Nothing is too late as well, just be happy that your loved one is happy somewhere with some one.. if not you, & one day he will be back, sometimes situation also play a mighty role in life, so be still, & wish them good luck.
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• Philippines
12 Feb 08
Hi there cindrel_27! I agree that only expectations leads to disappointments. Situations like this can change our lives forever and you're right that you should be happy with yourself, know what you want and don't expect much and be happy with what we have. Pain that we felt in the past should just be charged to experience and use it to help us strengthen ourselves more. Thank you very much for your response.
• India
11 Feb 08
My dear freind, I had an experience like this. In college days i was fall in love with one of my junior. we used to talk hours a day in different subjects. Her way of talking and behaviour shows that she fall in love with me. When i became serious ask her about this then she suudenly told me that, no dear you are like my brother, who passed away in her school times. Her face become red and eyes was filled with tears. She just take her bag and hit me in desperation. I realised her feelings now also, after fifteen years, we good freinds like anything. When i am sitting alone i just think about my foolishness to tell her that day "I Love You"
• Philippines
12 Feb 08
Hi there Suresh1972! Thank you very much for your response. Yeah, there are people who are easy to fall in love with. Sometimes, it is in their nature that they seem to pay us extra special treatment or attention that gives off the wrong signals. It is nice that you became friends afterwards. Thank you very much for sharing your experience.
• United States
11 Feb 08
I had this happen to me. I loved him with all of my heart, and he would sometimes say he loved me, but never actually acted like he did. I think personally that to him, I was just someone to be with until he was tired of me. I was the one who broke it off, because I was tired of him stringing me along and I was interested in someone else. I was friends with the other guy, when I broke it off. I am now married to the other guy. I am glad that I decided to date my husband when I did. The reason being, is because if I had stayed with my ex, then we would most likely be in an on-off relationship like we were. He thought he was hot and god's gift to women, when really he wasn't that great.
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@humbleme (1004)
• India
11 Feb 08
Hello nanayangel,The answer of your question is actually very easy ifyou can make yourself easy just think from a little different angle, if someone dont loves you back there could be three causes, firstly he do not know to reciprocate, secondly his love was never real or based on infatuations only and finally he is not eligible to get your love and he is missing it.If someone wants to love somebody mentally without any expectations and desire to get reciprocated, then its upto him/her however succesful love in real life always have to be both sided reciprocated equally and finally if you can ever able to understand that someone is faking or pretending his/her love, just stay away from that person you have to suffer later,our world is beautiful and God is great and I am sure he has made atleast one compatable match for all of us and all youhave to do is to search for the right person with whom you can spend your entire life with a deep friendly relation. I might be wrong but this is my understanding till now. Thanks.
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• Philippines
12 Feb 08
Hi there humbleme! Thank you very much for your response. Yeah, I know that situations like this has alot of different possible story behind them. I agree that we have to keep our eyes and mind open for other possibilities around usWell, people are really different from each other. Others may not be able to handle things the way others can. It is noce that you have a clear and reasonable outlook where situations like these are concerned. Thank you for sharing.
@Trace86 (5030)
• United States
12 Feb 08
When I was 17, I thought I loved this boy at school. I had it bad. I just couldn't get enough of him. I would do anything he suggested just to be with him. It took a long time of my friends telling me that he was using me before I would believe it. It was hard to break my habit of adoring him. I am not sure who was more surprised, him or me. I need to be loved back definitely. If the feeling isn't reciprocated, it will just die slowly.
• Philippines
12 Feb 08
Hi tehre Trace86! Thank you very much for your response. I guess most of the people who experience this kind of situation do when they're still young. It was nice that you have real friends who can see for you when you are blinded by love. I agree that unreciprocated love will eventually die. Thank you very much for sharing.
@subha12 (18441)
• India
12 Feb 08
there was someone who pretended to love me. But actually he was cheating a lot.He was actually taking advantages of me . Later i found out this. he used to say words of love when i was in the same city but a bad cheat he was.
• Philippines
12 Feb 08
Hi there subha12! Thank you very much for your response. That was really mean. I guess he really is a player. It's nice that you found out about it and I think you're over him now. Thank you very much for sharing.
• Philippines
12 Feb 08
There was a time when I loved someone who didn't love me back. Or at least not the way that I wanted or expected him to. Sometimes, people think it's okay to have loved and never have been loved back. But you see, loving is a very good feeling. Sometimes, because the feeling is so good, we don't mind whether they love us back at all. Of course it is different when you love someone who doesn't love you back and you insist and throw yourself into that person. ;)
• Philippines
12 Feb 08
Hi there dolce_vita78! I really admire people who can love without wanting to be loved in return. I know I will never be able to do that. But, well, people are really different from each other and sometimes, love makes us do things that we never imagined we ever will. Thank you very much for your response.
• Singapore
12 Feb 08
I have had relationships where the other party stopped loving me but all of them were open about it as it was something that we always establish - that both parties should be open to each other about our thoughts and stuff. More than anything on loving each other, if the relationship wasn't going anywhere or working out, then the right decision was to go our separate ways.
• Philippines
12 Feb 08
Hi there proslots01! Thank you very much for your response. Yeah, falling in love is a different story but you're lucky that you have talked about it. It's really the best thing to do and it's great that no one has to keep the reality hidden and just suffer the consequences. It sure is a lot easier that the communication between the two of you is open. It saves you oth a lot of tears and heartache. Thank you for sharing.
• United States
12 Feb 08
I was crazy in love but my life had to be on the line for me to trealize she did'nt love me back. I met her for new years 2005 in Peru. She moved to NY and everything was fine. Then she wanted to move to Miami so I followed her. Then my life changed I was in a car accident and in a coma for 3 months. My family and my best friend told me that she came to see me 2 times that Iwas in the hospital. I went to rehab And i would call her and she wanted me to marry her for her papers. Now I realize that I thank god for what happened to me it made me realize who is really there for me.
• Philippines
12 Feb 08
Hi there dajuannonly! Thank you very much for your response. That's a really sad and scary experience. But maybe it was meant to happen to help you realize what was happening. It's sad that some people have to use other people so they can prosper or improve their lives. Like using her relationship with you just for the papers. It must've been hard but what matters is that you realize what's happening and that you deserve someone better. Thank you very much for sharing your experience.
@mitchz (131)
• Sweden
11 Feb 08
yes,i experienced like that but i dont care now,that was only in the beggining
• Philippines
12 Feb 08
Hi there mitchz! Thank you very much for your response. It's nice that you got over that situation.
@winterose (39887)
• Canada
11 Feb 08
oh yes, I love a man for years that did not love me back, it was hard and it was painful, and then one day I just let go and began to live my life and put him behind me.
• Philippines
11 Feb 08
Hi there winterose! It's really nice that you're over him now. It's sad that you had to go through that but I'm sure that the experience made you stronger. It happened to me once that when it became too painful, I became numb. He love me but it was too much that it caused me to lose the love and give up, just like you. Thank you very much for your response.
• Philippines
11 Feb 08
you might say i thought i fell in love with someone who didn't love me. it's just a phase in my life, my rebellious stage. have regrets but am happy with the product, my daughter. during my early years in college i am satisfied with loving someone and not loving back. i'm satisfied with just being with him most of the time. but as i matured and grew older, i've realized that it's better to love someone who loves you that just a one-way traffic relationship.
• Philippines
11 Feb 08
Hi there jeanne946688! Yeah, it's like most of us goes through a rebellious phase in our lives. We feel really held back by the rules and we try our best to get back at them and break them. I am really amazed by people who are capable of loving someone without wanting them to love them back. I don't know if I can ever be capable of that. But let's hope that I wouldn't have to know. It's nice that doing that in your case, gave you something really precious. Thank you very much for sharing.
• United States
11 Feb 08
Hi nanayangel, I've loved others who didn't quite love me as much as I loved them, no matter how much they said they loved me. It's how they treat you, not just what they say. I definitely feel that my most recent failed relationships dealt with the guy just wanting to have someone around...when it was convenient for him. It actually takes me a little while after realizing that I'm not his top priority to finally give the relationship the boot. I go through stages of wondering what's possibly wrong with me! But eventually I grow tired of the same old bs and start looking for something or someone else to make me happy. You can't make someone love you and it shouldn't be a huge effort for the other person to love you.
• Philippines
11 Feb 08
Hi there twinbulls1980! Thank you very much for your response. I think that's one of the problems that happens to most of the women who are being taken for granted. Most of us blame ourselves. It's really nice that you were able to make that decision. You definitely deserve someone better. Thank you very much for sharing that.
• United States
11 Feb 08
Yes I have loved someone who doesn't love me and still do love them. I have stuck by his side for 4 years now and he has put me threw hell but I haven't stopped loving him. Don't ask me why but I just still hope for the best. Me and him are just friends with benefits but he knows I love him but thats as far as it has gone.
• Philippines
11 Feb 08
Hi there sassygirlanne007! Thank you very much for your response. It must be really painful for you. I'm not in the position to give you any advice so all I will do is that somehow, you'll find someone who really deserves you and will treat you right.
@bianx21 (339)
• Philippines
11 Feb 08
I've been through this kind of feeling before...Actually,I'm not sure if that person didn't love me back.I just felt it and it was a hard feeling for me to take.It made me feel worthless and useless.I think he did love me but that love didn't stay for too long and very shallow,that is why he found it easy to leave me behind.But,all of those memories are now in the pas because I've already found someone who gives me the love and affection I want and need...
• Philippines
11 Feb 08
Hi there bianx21! Maybe at some point of your relationship, he did love you. You know how some people are not capable of showing how they really feel? Well, I'm not in the position to tell and only you can say whether he did or not. I understand that it'll be really hard for anybody. I'm glad that you've found someone who deserves you. Thank you very much for your response.
• Indonesia
11 Feb 08
I think it happened to me or maybe to everyone. Cause that's the process to find the one that we love and he/she love to, I mean love each other. That's the process. So when you feel like that, you should realize that maybe that's not your truly love, not your destiny. So never take someone that you love him but he doesn't love you at all. You must think you're heart, you're girl so better for you to live with love not only your desire.
• Philippines
11 Feb 08
Hi there 1HelmiPutra! Thank yo9u very much for your response. Yeah, I believe we should put our selfworth first. I think that we should know what we deserve and never settle for anything less. We are usually blinded by love during the early period and sometimes, we feel that it's too late. That we have invested too much on the realtionship to just walk away from it. Thank you very much for sharing and that's a really great advice.