I thought it was unrequited love a few times, but they turned out to be intense crushes.
Here is a short fiction story I wrote about a crush over this girl named Matilda. .
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I thought it was unrequited love a few times, but they turned out to be intense crushes.
Yep! It can be very intense! As a teen, I was almost passing out for lack of oxygen because of thinking too intensely about the girl I had a crush on.Yes, in my youth. Oh how painful it was. Yet I got over it each time, as you do.
Bella, it's hope. The hope that the beloved person will change the mind and fall in love with the lover too. But did this ever happen?What's the point of pining over someone who couldn't care less about you?
I like your story for the subtle description of this girl and the very surprising ending with "her rotting, set of long and uneven, green-stained, bucktoothed teeth". Now THIS is literature.Here is a short fiction story I wrote about a crush over this girl named Matilda. .
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What's that old expression?The hope that the beloved person will change the mind
I think a lot of people are asking this question and haven't found the answer yet.Yes… or maybe. What is love anyway? I’m really not sure to this day.
Thanks! Good to know that the story is entertaining.I like your story for the subtle description of this girl and the very surprising ending with "her rotting, set of long and uneven, green-stained, bucktoothed teeth". Now THIS is literature.
I don't do the unrequited love thing. If someone wasn't interested, I quickly lost interest in them. What's the point of pining over someone who couldn't care less about you? Seriously. Adios. It's a waste of time and emotional energy that could be better applied elsewhere. I want a return on my investment. Next!
True, Limerence can indeed be very damaging.There's "puppy love", crushes and then there is Limerence. Limerence - Wikipedia
We know it when we feel it, but we are still not sure what it is because so many well meaning people will say, "Yeah, but that's not [real] love." They add qualities to the emotion, often because they were told by others how to differentiate real love from love.Yes… or maybe. What is love anyway? I’m really not sure to this day.
We know it when we feel it, but we are still not sure what it is because so many well meaning people will say, "Yeah, but that's not [real] love." They add qualities to the emotion, often because they were told by others how to differentiate real love from love.
I finally gave up trying to make sense out of the conditions society arbitrarily assigns to love. If someone takes your breath away, your knees get shaky, and you have that explosive heady experience of joy in the presence of someone, that's love. Sure, it may be for the wrong reasons. It may be fleeting. You may even be aware that it's a disaster waiting to happen, but I accept the feeling for what it is, an emotion that is a part of the human condition.
However, what you do with it makes a big difference. Proceed thoughtfully. It's an emotion, and while our emotions are important, they need to be tempered with reason. But by all means, enjoy the emotion.
Some might say I just haven't figured love out yet. Maybe they're right. Or maybe they're not right. How do you define "right?"
Thanks, for you candid thought. For most of my life, I've asked the same question, myself. I finally came up with an answer that makes sense to me.
Interesting perspective! Here is how the Bible describes love.
1 Corinthians 13:
4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
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