Unrequited Love Quotes

Shakespeare said, "Journeys end in lovers meeting." Oh, what an extraordinary thought. Personally, I have not experienced anything remotely close to that, but I'm more than willing to believe Shakespeare had. I suppose I think about love more than anyone really should. I'm constantly amazed by its sheer power to alter and define our lives. It was Shakespeare who also said, "Love is blind." Now, that is something I know to be true. For some, quite inexplicably, love fades. For others, love is simply lost. But then, of course, love can also be found. Even if just for the night. And then there's another kind of love. The cruelest kind. The one that almost kills its victims. It's called unrequited love. Of that, I am an expert. Most love stories are about people who fall in love with each other. But what about the rest of us? What about our stories? Those of us who fall in love alone. We are the victims of the one-sided affair. We are the cursed of the loved ones. We are the unloved ones. The walking wounded. The handicapped without the advantage of a great parking space.

— So he stays in touch?
— All the time.
— So that makes it impossible to forget him, which is great for him, but sucks for you.

— I know I should be thinking about Mom all the time and I am, but the truth is I'm in love. I was before she died, and there's nothing I can do about it.
— Aren't you a bit young to be in love?
— No.
— Well, okay, well... I mean, I'm a little relieved.
— Why?
— Because I thought it would be something worse.
— Worse than the total agony of being in love?
— No, you're right. Total agony.

It's the hardest thing, loving someone who doesn't love you.

Living with somebody you love can be... lonelier than living entirely alone... when the one you love doesn't love you.

Guys like me... are born loving women like you.

How long does it take to get someone you're stuck on out of your system? If only they'd invent some kind of pump for that.