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fromSlate Magazine
1 month ago

I Keep Making Lingering Eye Contact With Someone at Church. It's Wrong on So Many Levels.

A harmless crush on a priest can be enjoyed as an energizing distraction without requiring action, provided it doesn't conflict with religious beliefs or lead to inappropriate confessions.
fromHuffPost
2 months ago

The Person They Loved Married Someone Else. But This Was The Worst Part.

When Clara first learned that her college crush was getting married, she was heartbroken - because she wished it were the two of them tying the knot. They were friends in college, and this ex soon became Clara's first queer awakening. "[The crush] was strong enough that I had to admit it, or it would eat me alive," Clara, who asked to use a pseudonym for privacy, told HuffPost.
Relationships
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Readers replies: how can we learn from unrequited love?

True love is not transactional. If we only love on the expectation of being loved back, then it is not love, it is bartering. Love is unconditional. I love you, and that is all and everything. You do not need to do anything. You do not need to reciprocate. You do not even need to know.
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fromSlate Magazine
3 months ago

I Made a Mistake With My Best Man Before the Wedding. There's No Coming Back From This.

Prioritize wedding stability by setting clear boundaries and communicating honestly with the friend while treating them with dignity.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
6 months ago

Dear Abby: The minister's surprise marriage left me hurt and heartbroken

Clinging to an idealized fantasy prevents emotional healing; let go of unreachable illusions and focus on forming real relationships.
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fromThe Atlantic
7 months ago

Dear James: I'm a 19-Year-Old Math Nerd in Love

Unrequited attraction causes deep pain, self-doubt, and attempts at self-improvement while longing remains unreciprocated and isolating.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
7 months ago

The moment I knew: after her accident, I had all the time and energy in the world to help her recover

A young man pursued a woman he admired, persistently seeking proximity despite being placed in the friend zone.
fromIndependent
1 year ago

'When I was 15, I fell in love with a straight friend. Inadvisable, but perhaps inevitable.' Sean Hewitt on teenage infatuation

Falling in love with a straight friend at 15 was both a rite of passage and a turmoil I thought I would never escape.
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