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Inaya
Mar 12, 2013, 10:22 AM
Hi,

I am madly in love with my best friend. I just can't live without talking to him. He is such a wonderful guy. I feel if my love is true, some day he will realize it. But its been more than a year. He considers me only a very good friend. He has another best friend who is a girl too. I feel so much jealousy when he is with her. One sided love hurts so much.

My parents want me to get marry soon but I don't even feel like talking to other guys. I pray to God for him or else I want to die. I have tried many times to overcome this one sided love by not talking to him but not possible. Rather avoiding him, makes me even more crazy for him. Every minute, every moment, I want to talk to him. I can't concentrate myself on any other thing. Please help.

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odinn7
Mar 12, 2013, 10:32 AM
This is not healthy for you. You can't make someone love you and if he doesn't love you then waiting around for him forever will not be good for anyone. You should just let this go and find someone else.

LittleBlackKat
Mar 12, 2013, 10:34 AM
How old are you, first of all? Perhaps it is not really 'love' you are feeling but lust and jealousy combined together to form some sort of obsession. If you both have already communicated and he has stressed that he only thinks of you as a friend, then consider yourself lucky and try not to abuse that trust and level of intimacy. Intimacy and love come in different forms-not everything has to end romantically.

Don't beat yourself up about it though. If it is part of your culture to get married soon, then focus on that if you want, and don't be dramatic about death because of one person. One sided love hurts, but you're not the only who has been through it. You'll look back at this one day and laugh.

Focus on being a friend to him if that's what he wants. You just need to respect his wishes if you really care about this man.

All the best.

Inaya
Mar 12, 2013, 10:45 AM
How old are you, first of all? Perhaps it is not really 'love' you are feeling but lust and jealousy combined together to form some sort of obsession. If you both have already communicated and he has stressed that he only thinks of you as a friend, then consider yourself lucky and try not to abuse that trust and level of intimacy. Intimacy and love come in different forms-not everything has to end romantically.

Don't beat yourself up about it though. If it is part of your culture to get married soon, then focus on that if you want, and don't be dramatic about death because of one person. One sided love hurts, but you're not the only who has been through it. You'll look back at this one day and laugh.

Focus on being a friend to him if that's what he wants. You just need to respect his wishes if you really care about this man.

All the best.


Yeah, we are very good friends.. Bt I want to know is he my obsession and nt love? If he is, then please tel me how do I get free from this obsession.. N its really easy for me to get marry.. I don't feel like talking to any other guy.. Evn if I marry smbdy, it won't be fair to him..

LittleBlackKat
Mar 12, 2013, 10:48 AM
It may be obsession. Jealous is a sign of obsession. For all we know he may be as good friends with the other girl as he is with you. You need to detach yourself from him for a while. Focus your time on other things: Maybe take up a new hobby, learn to cook a new dish, garden, take on music lessons, find a new friend. It's not really that complicated, really. It's just a matter of coming to terms with the fact that this person is a friend only, and that is a wonderful thing. I truly love the idea of a man and a woman being JUST friends without any awkward sexual notions coming into play.

Inaya
Mar 12, 2013, 10:55 AM
Isn't being jealous in this kind of situation a normal thng? I mean Wn u love smbdy, you wl obviously won't like him talking to some other friend.. Shd I detach myself by nt talking to him? Bt I can't do this because I don't want to lose him as my friend also..

LittleBlackKat
Mar 12, 2013, 10:58 AM
Being jealous is not healthy if it is between friends only. Jealousy can destroy the best of friendships AND relationships. Do you trust him as a friend? If yes, then you need to be less jealous and be his friend. You can't stop him from talking to another girl or boy if he wants to, and that's the simple fact. But letting yourself obsess over it is another thing. You can put together many different types of scenarios about him and this other girl, and none of it will be 100% in the end. You're acting emotionally, which is fine, but remember to also use logic.

As odinn7 already stated, this is not healthy for you. You're better off spending your time finding someone you CAN be with romantically rather than obsessing over someone you likely will NOT end up with. You're just dangling with a string of "maybe" and possibilities.

Inaya
Mar 12, 2013, 11:23 AM
Being jealous is not healthy if it is between friends only. Jealousy can destroy the best of friendships AND relationships. Do you trust him as a friend? If yes, then you need to be less jealous and be his friend. You can't stop him from talking to another girl or boy if he wants to, and that's the simple fact. But letting yourself obsess over it is another thing. You can put together many different types of scenarios about him and this other girl, and none of it will be 100% in the end. You're acting emotionally, which is fine, but remember to also use logic.

As odinn7 already stated, this is not healthy for you. You're better off spending your time finding someone you CAN be with romantically rather than obsessing over someone you likely will NOT end up with. You're just dangling with a string of "maybe" and possibilities.

Yeah you are absolutely right in saying m dangling with a string of 'maybe' n possibilities.. Bt I really wished it to be both sided.. Till nw I was praying, bargaining to God for his love.. Thanks for al your help.. I wl try to act upon your advice.. Yeah its true, I can't force anybdy to love me..

LittleBlackKat
Mar 12, 2013, 11:25 AM
Exactly. It does indeed hurt, I totally get that. I could write a book on how many times I have been lead on and wasted my time trying to hold on to the hope that so and so loved me when in reality I was only wasting my time and making a fool of myself. But mistakes are bound to be made. They make us human. Just try to take it as a lesson learned and next time try not to let your guard down in the future. Maybe wait it out longer in the future until both sides have communicated their true feelings.

Inaya
Mar 12, 2013, 11:39 AM
Exactly. It does indeed hurt, I totally get that. I could write a book on how many times I have been lead on and wasted my time trying to hold on to the hope that so and so loved me when in reality I was only wasting my time and making a fool of myself. But mistakes are bound to be made. They make us human. Just try to take it as a lesson learned and next time try not to let your guard down in the future. Maybe wait it out longer in the future until both sides have communicated their true feelings.

Jst one last question.. My parents daily bring a new match for me.. I give them some excuse and reject every guy.. I don't like doing this bt my heart is not ready yet to accept any other person.. I want sm time bt I can't afford to have..

LittleBlackKat
Mar 12, 2013, 11:43 AM
Is there any other relative you can talk to who isn't trying to force a match for you? If so, I'd approach them. If that is not an option, you should talk to both your parents or one of them and tell them exactly what is going on. Else you'll be stuck in this circle for a while.

Inaya
Mar 12, 2013, 11:46 AM
Is there any other relative you can talk to who isn't trying to force a match for you? If so, I'd approach them. If that is not an option, you should talk to both your parents or one of them and tell them exactly what is going on. Else you'll be stuck in this circle for a while.

No, I can't talk to anybody..


This is not healthy for you. You can't make someone love you and if he doesn't love you then waiting around for him forever will not be good for anyone. You should just let this go and find someone else.

Its easy to say, leave him.. I have tried bt failed.. I don't want to find someone else..

xTiffanyx
Mar 12, 2013, 12:15 PM
Why can't you just tell your parents your not ready or you already love another guy.There your parents they will listen and undersatnd.
I'm sure your parents won't force you to marry someone you don't like
Remember force marriage isn't right
And if they don't listen I'm sure there is someone else another family member your comfortable with
Or a close friend.

Don't worry,I know its hard

_____________________________________

Remember Love will touch us one time but it will last us a lifetime.”

One day your prince will come, mine just took a wrong turn, got lost, and is to stubborn to ask for directions

odinn7
Mar 12, 2013, 12:21 PM
Why can't you just tell your parents your not ready or you alredy love another guy.There your parents they will listen and undersatnd.
im sure your parents wont force you to marry someone you don't like
Remeber force marriage isn't right
And if they dont listen im sure there is someone else another family member your comfortable with
or a close freind.

Whether you think it's right or not is irrelevant. In some cultures, it is still very much "alright" and accepted. Telling someone that their cultural beliefs are not all right is not the way things are done here.



Its easy to say, leave him.. I have tried bt failed.. I dnt wanna find someone else..

Sure it's easy to say it... and it should be fairly easy to do it when he has made it clear that he wants nothing more than friendship. He told you that and you still hang on. Doing this to yourself is not good for you at all. How does it make you feel now? Bad, right? In 5 years if you're still hanging on, will that be better? I doubt it. It is best to save yourself the pain now and try to let go before you hurt yourself more by clinging to something that can't be.

And so you know... I've let go before too. So don't think it's something that I haven't been through.

xTiffanyx
Mar 12, 2013, 12:37 PM
Originally Posted by: odinn7
(Sure it's easy to say it... and it should be fairly easy to do it when he has made it clear that he wants nothing more than friendship. He told you that and you still hang on. Doing this to yourself is not good for you at all. How does it make you feel now? Bad, right? In 5 years if you're still hanging on, will that be better? I doubt it. It is best to save yourself the pain now and try to let go before you hurt yourself more by clinging to something that can't be.

And so you know... I've let go before too. So don't think it's something that I haven't been through)

Hey its me tiffany,

Inaya, look odinn7 right... You need to move on hanging on to him won't make a difference especially when he told you that its nothing more than freindship.
If you start looking harder maybe you will find someone you like,someone that is suitable for you... who knows this world is full of people out there you just got to look.Life always has its ups and downs its not the first...

Inaya
Mar 12, 2013, 01:08 PM
Why can't you just tell your parents your not ready or you already love another guy.There your parents they will listen and undersatnd.
im sure your parents wont force you to marry someone you don't like
Remeber force marriage isn't right
And if they dont listen im sure there is someone else another family member your comfortable with
or a close freind.

Dont worry,i know its hard

My parents are not forcing me to marry somebody.. They just want me to get settled by marrying a suitable person

_____________________________________

Remeber Love will touch us one time but it will last us a lifetime.”

One day your prince will come, mine just took a wrong turn, got lost, and is to stubborn to ask for directions

My parents are not forcing me to marry somebody.. They just want me to get settled in my life..

xTiffanyx
Mar 13, 2013, 12:27 PM
OK

talaniman
Mar 13, 2013, 12:57 PM
My parents are not forcing me to marry somebody.. They just want me to get settled in my life..

Take your time, one event will not solve your problem, but time will heal you if you focus on other things besides the love you can never have.

Inaya
Mar 25, 2013, 11:09 AM
I am not being able to get over my one sided love.. I hv tried everything, nt thinking about him, nt talking to him.. Bt its hurting me like anything.. He is my best friend.. The memories of the time we had spent together is haunting me.. I want to get over it.. Want to live my life.. I am so sick of my life.. Please help

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JudyKayTee
Mar 25, 2013, 11:11 AM
Stay busy with friends, hobbies, work, school, other activities.

Please stop opening new threads. You know how AMHD works, how to ask and read the responses.

Inaya
Mar 25, 2013, 11:21 AM
Stay busy with friends, hobbies, work, school, other activities.

Please stop opening new threads. You know how AMHD works, how to ask and read the responses.

You are being rude.. I am using it just for the second time.. I didn't know if I had opened a new thread.. Ur advice was useless

odinn7
Mar 25, 2013, 11:29 AM
You are being rude.. I am using it just for the second time.. I didnt know if i had opened a new thread.. Ur advice was useless

And you opening a new question to ask pretty much the same thing is useless as well. You already asked this once and got plenty of answers that you didn't care to hear... asking again isn't going to change anything.

https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/relationships/one-sided-love-738815.html

Again... you can't make someone love you. He told you he's not interested so it's time to forget about him and move on.

JudyKayTee
Mar 25, 2013, 11:36 AM
Actually you've posted seven times before, not once. If you want me to be rude I could mention that you changed the circumstances to fit the answers - arranged marriage/not arranged marriage; pressure from parents/not pressure from parents. You don't want advice. You just want to feel sorry for yourself and be confrontational.

I gave you good ideas - stay busy in various ways. What else do you think anyone can say that will help you? You can't make someone love you. We can't make someone love you.

There is no relationship with "him."

He told you he doesn't want to be with you. He doesn't love you. You need to move on.

You say you "wanna" die if you can't have him - you need help, professional help, because he has become an obsession for you.

kg14
Mar 25, 2013, 11:38 AM
Having feelings for someone that doesn't reciprocate your feelings is very hard to get over. I've been in the same situation multiple times, and it sucks. But I'm not going to tell you that there's an exact way to get over him. The only thing that can heal you is time and a busy schedule.
What made it so difficult for me to get over someone like this was knowing everything about him and getting to know him as a person. But no matter what, you're friends should always be your friends. So, you should learn to be happy for his choices and he should be happy for yours. Something really strange that happened to me was the boy I liked for so long got a girlfriend. I thought I would hate that feeling, but it made me realize that he wasn't thinking about me as much as I was thinking about him, so I was able to move on a lot faster. Plus, I saw how he acted with his girlfriend, and I would not want to be in her place. Some people are meant to be friends, some are meant to be more, but you never know until you try, and you did. Stop contemplating the "what if" and try to find someone new. Or just spend time with your friends and family. 8)

Inaya
Mar 25, 2013, 11:59 AM
Actually you've posted seven times before, not once. If you want me to be rude I could mention that you changed the circumstances to fit the answers - arranged marriage/not arranged marriage; pressure from parents/not pressure from parents. You don't want advice. You just want to feel sorry for yourself and be confrontational.

I gave you good ideas - stay busy in various ways. What else do you think anyone can say that will help you? You can't make someone love you. We can't make someone love you.

There is no relationship with "him."

He told you he doesn't want to be with you. He doesn't love you. You need to move on.

You say you "wanna" die if you can't have him - you need help, professional help, because he has become an obsession for you.

Listen, I am sorry that I opened a new thread.. Frankly speaking, I don't know about this thing.. New thread or old thread.. That day wn I got advice frm u, I felt very much relieved.. Jst today only, I again started having sinking feeling.. I didn't know whom to talk.. Then I thought of AMHD.. So posted my question, thinking that I wl get some good advice.. I really didn't know, that I had to post it on the same thread..
If I said that your advice didn't help me, you started saying that I'm obsessed.. This I also know that I shd keep myself busy.. Bt the thing is I am not being able to concentrate on anything.. N let me tel u, I am also a doctor


Having feelings for someone that doesn't reciprocate your feelings is very hard to get over. I've been in the same situation multiple times, and it sucks. But I'm not going to tell you that there's an exact way to get over him. The only thing that can heal you is time and a busy schedule.
What made it so difficult for me to get over someone like this was knowing everything about him and getting to know him as a person. But no matter what, you're friends should always be your friends. So, you should learn to be happy for his choices and he should be happy for yours. Something really strange that happened to me was the boy I liked for so long got a girlfriend. I thought I would hate that feeling, but it made me realize that he wasn't thinking about me as much as I was thinking about him, so I was able to move on a lot faster. Plus, I saw how he acted with his girlfriend, and I would not want to be in her place. Some people are meant to be friends, some are meant to be more, but you never know until you try, and you did. Stop contemplating the "what if" and try to find someone new. Or just spend time with your friends and family. 8)

Thanks kg for your advice.. But the thing is I'm an happy when I am at my job but as soon as my job is over, his thoughts start filling up my mind.. I am not being able to concentrate on anything..

JudyKayTee
Mar 25, 2013, 12:29 PM
You are not the only Physician in the World who has spoken to another Physician about mental and physical health problems. You were told you are obsessed on your other thread - it's no big news to you.

You're a Physician and your parents are pressuring you to marry, bringing you matches every day? I'm amazed that good matches for Physicians are available on a daily basis. Where in India are you?

Inaya
Mar 25, 2013, 12:41 PM
You are not the only Physician in the World who has spoken to another Physician about mental and physical health problems. You were told you are obsessed on your other thread - it's no big news to you.

You're a Physician and your parents are pressuring you to marry, bringing you matches every day? I'm amazed that good matches for Physicians are available on a daily basis. Where in India are you?
I am from Illinois.. U hv gone mad

JudyKayTee
Mar 25, 2013, 12:48 PM
I simply do not believe that a Physician in the US cannot spell and resorts to text speak AND has her parents bringing her likely candidates for marriage on a daily basis.

I further do not believe that an educated woman would have such lack of control over herself that she would call another woman "mad."

Inaya
Mar 25, 2013, 12:54 PM
I simply do not believe that a Physician in the US cannot spell and resorts to text speak AND has her parents bringing her likely candidates for marriage on a daily basis.
Then don't believe.. That's not my problem.. U cannot be a physician.. This I am sure, the way u are handling all this..

JudyKayTee
Mar 26, 2013, 08:04 AM
I never said I'm a Physician. Where did you get that from?

Inaya
Mar 26, 2013, 08:29 AM
I never said I'm a Physician. Where did you get that from?

You are not the only Physician in the World who has spoken to another Physician about mental and physical health problems.. Remember your these lines?

Wondergirl
Mar 26, 2013, 08:43 AM
I am from illinois.. U hv gone mad
I too am from Illinois. Where in Illinois are you?


You are not the only Physician in the World who has spoken to another Physician about mental and physical health problems.. Remember ur these lines?
Judy meant that it would be no shame for a physician to speak with another physician about mental problems resulting from a failed relationship. She did not say she is a physician.

Inaya
Mar 26, 2013, 09:01 AM
I too am from Illinois. Where in Illinois are you?

Peoria

Wondergirl
Mar 26, 2013, 09:22 AM
Peoria
Cool! I'll have to drive down there and eat samosas with you. Peoria has a tiny Indian population.

nccaitlin91
Mar 26, 2013, 12:26 PM
Have you talked to this guy about your feelings? He may feel the same way as you. If you don't ask you may never know and live with regret.Respect his feelings and try to move on if he just wants to be friends. There is someone out there for you, and if he is not it then just know it is someone better for you!

JudyKayTee
Mar 26, 2013, 01:35 PM
"You are not the only Physician in the World who has spoken to another Physician about mental and physical health problems.. Remember ur these lines?"

You've been asked repeatedly not to use text speak.

How are you possibly interpreting what I said to indicate that I am a Physician - or am pretending to be a Physician.

garboozle
Mar 26, 2013, 04:03 PM
Don't try to change. Keep loving someone, even if it's one sided. The heart wants what it wants. I'm utterly in love with someone who doesn't love me but that doesn't deter me because being with her is what I REALLY want to do and I can't picture being with someone else. Think of how happy you will be if you guys end up together.

JudyKayTee
Mar 26, 2013, 06:26 PM
When a person wants to die if she can't be with another person it's gone way too far. Garboozle, your advice concerns me because of your conflicting posts.

Here your "girlfriend" is not and then is a lesbian - https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/relationships/has-anyone-ever-used-jealousy-win-someone-over-738983.html

Spending your life suffering an unrequited love does not seem to be working for you.

garboozle
Mar 26, 2013, 08:47 PM
That MAY have been a miscommunication. Someone told me she was with her girlfriend but girls refer to girls who are friends as "girlfriend" all the time. Let's keep this conversation about the OP though. Unrequited love can actually be a very beautiful and inspiring thing. I say go for it because there is always the chance it will work out.

talaniman
Mar 26, 2013, 08:51 PM
That MAY have been a miscommunication. Someone told me she was with her girlfriend but girls refer to girls who are friends as "girlfriend" all the time. Let's keep this convo about the OP though. Unrequited love can actually be a very beautiful and inspiring thing. I say go for it because there is always the chance it will work out.

Why would you wish someone be as twisted as you are? Oh that's right, you don't believe you are twisted.

Wondergirl
Mar 26, 2013, 08:56 PM
Unrequited love can actually be a very beautiful and inspiring thing.
And inspire thoughts of suicide or cutting or other self abuse. It is also a topic for heartrending poetic ululations.

Unrequited love is a ridiculous state, and it makes those in it behave ridiculously. ~ Cassandra Clare

garboozle
Mar 26, 2013, 08:56 PM
Why would you wish someone be as twisted as you are? Oh thats right, you don't believe you are twisted.

I'm not. I'm not hurting somebody or even myself for that matter. How is what I'm doing twisted? I'm not trying to be combative, I'm just encouraging someone to save themselves for someone that they LOVE.

Wondergirl
Mar 26, 2013, 09:19 PM
I'm not. I'm not hurting somebody or even myself for that matter. How is what I'm doing twisted? I'm not trying to be combative, I'm just encouraging someone to save themselves for someone that they LOVE.
But the love is not returned, so why waste her life pining for something that will never be? NO, it will never be!

garboozle
Mar 26, 2013, 09:35 PM
But the love is not returned, so why waste her life pining for something that will never be? NO, it will never be!

Well if she is her best friend they obviously have some sort of relationship and if the attention/slash way he treats her makes her feel so great, then I don't recommend her abandoning her hopes. Besides some people have such an intense longing for one person other people don't even appeal to them. And there is ALWAYS hope that it will be I mean, people change all the time. Somewhere down the line this guy may think to himself, "This girl really likes me and seems awfully nice, maybe I should try being in a relationship with her.

Wondergirl
Mar 26, 2013, 09:45 PM
Somewhere down the line this guy may think to himself, "This girl really likes me and seems awfully nice, maybe I should try being in a relationship with her.
He's already thought that and has discarded the idea. She is wasting her life thinking it will happen again. She is an incurable romantic, by the way, whose main concern is herself, not him

garboozle
Mar 26, 2013, 10:46 PM
I don't know, she seems to care about him pretty deeply by what she says.

Wondergirl
Mar 26, 2013, 10:58 PM
I don't know, she seems to care about him pretty deeply by what she says.
So? He doesn't care about her in the way she wants him to. Even being friends is not a good idea right now.

I care deeply about Johnny Depp, but it isn't getting me anywhere.

talaniman
Mar 27, 2013, 03:16 AM
How long does a person hold false hope that the object of your affection changes the way they feel and fall in love as you so desperately want? Its not healthy for anyone to NOT accept reality.

You may be willing to compromise YOUR dignity and self respect for the crumb and illusion of a one way love, but don't suggest it to others especially when it causes them pain, and misery and harm to themselves.

JudyKayTee
Mar 27, 2013, 06:35 AM
Don't worry, WG, Brad Pitt hasn't returned my calls, but I am still hodling out hope.

Garboozle, if you read through your questions and answers you seem unhappy and uncertain in your personal life. Why would you wish that on anyone else (as "Tal" said so eloquently)?

You are all over the place with your emotions - you question your employment, your future, and then you make comments like this one: "Well she IS the top priority, leaving the country was an exaggeration If I were with her I wouldn't care less about the state of the economy. ."

You are giving up your beliefs, feelings, thoughts in order to pursue your "undying love" for a person who very obviously does not love or even like you in return.

Wondergirl
Mar 27, 2013, 07:36 AM
Don't worry, WG, Brad Pitt hasn't returned my calls, but I am still hodling out hope.
Do you think we should switch to Sean Connery?

Homegirl 50
Mar 27, 2013, 08:31 AM
To continually pine after someone who does not feel the same way about you is just dysfunctional. Why would a stable person do that. Yo know this guy does not love you. You need to get some counseling. The function and happiness of your life should not depend on another person. You are coping out of life and using this guy as an excuse and it is not attractive in the least. It is pitiful desperation.

garboozle
Mar 27, 2013, 10:49 AM
Garboozle, if you read through your questions and answers you seem unhappy and uncertain in your personal life. Why would you wish that on anyone else (as "Tal" said so eloquently)?

You are all over the place with your emotions - you question your employment, your future, and then you make comments like this one: "Well she IS the top priority, leaving the country was an exaggeration If I were with her I wouldn't care less about the state of the economy. ."

You are giving up your beliefs, feelings, thoughts in order to pursue your "undying love" for a person who very obviously does not love or even like you in return.

I'm not wishing it on someone I'm simply telling her to follow her heart, as Lao Tzu says "At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want."

Aren't we all a little uncertain in our lives? You can't blame someone for trying to better their career and achieve higher education or for worrying about the US economy given it's current state, I mean come on.

Not sure about the OP but in my case this "unrequited" love has positives. I have two arduous twelve hour shifts ahead of me, but I know I'll get to see her Friday night and I greatly look forward to it. It gives me inspiration, motivation and hope because I know how happy seeing her will make me.

Homegirl 50
Mar 27, 2013, 11:15 AM
I'm not wishing it on someone I'm simply telling her to follow her heart, as Lao Tzu says "At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want."

Aren't we all a little uncertain in our lives? You can't blame someone for trying to better their career and achieve higher education or for worrying about the US economy given it's current state, I mean come on.

Not sure about the OP but in my case this "unrequited" love has positives. I have two arduous twelve hour shifts ahead of me, but I know I'll get to see her Friday night and I greatly look forward to it. It gives me inspiration, motivation and hope because I know how happy seeing her will make me.
Seeking to better your career or get a higher education is way different from wasting your time drooling after a person for whom the feelings will not be returned. That is a waste. What if there was a person out there just waiting for you to notice them and you could be happy? Or are you afraid to have a real honest to goodness relationship? I think you are coping out too. You are afraid and insecure so you are doing the easy and in my opinion pitiful thing.

garboozle
Mar 27, 2013, 11:23 AM
Deep down inside I feel like I can do this, I can get this person to like me. I'm good looking, charismatic (despite how I come across in the forum), and I spend a lot of money on her, which shows I'm caring and loyal. I don't know if there is someone waiting for me to notice them or not but what I do know is that I'm not really attracted to anyone else at this point. I'm not afraid of an honest relationship as I have been trying to start one with this person for over a month now! It is not easy, there are times this whole thing drives me to tears or gives me a headache.

Wondergirl
Mar 27, 2013, 11:25 AM
I spend a lot of money on her, which shows I'm caring and loyal.
No, it doesn't. It shows you are trying to buy her affection.

Homegirl 50
Mar 27, 2013, 11:54 AM
Deep down inside I feel like I can do this, I can get this person to like me. I'm good looking, charismatic (despite how I come across in the forum), and I spend a lot of money on her, which shows I'm caring and loyal. I don't know if there is someone waiting for me to notice them or not but what I do know is that I'm not really attracted to anyone else at this point. I'm not afraid of an honest relationship as I have been trying to start one with this person for over a month now! It is not easy, there are times this whole thing drives me to tears or gives me a headache.
You need to wake up. You are looking like a desperate man and that is not attractive, I don't care how much money you spend. Why put yourself through that agony? Get some counseling.

garboozle
Mar 27, 2013, 12:21 PM
Again, despite how I come across here, I'm pretty good at masking my desperation. I guess I may come across as a little desperate to her, with how much money I give her and for the periods I spend just waiting for her to talk to me. Some people see it as desperation I see it as dedication. I think counseling would be a little extreme.

talaniman
Mar 27, 2013, 12:41 PM
Give it a rest and keep in mind this is someone else's thread.

Zea
Mar 27, 2013, 08:42 PM
Again, despite how I come across here, I'm pretty good at masking my desperation. I guess I may come across as a little desperate to her, with how much money I give her and for the periods of time I spend just waiting for her to talk to me. Some people see it as desperation I see it as dedication. I think counseling would be a little extreme.

If you love her because of her beauty than "Fair is foul, and foul is fair."

JudyKayTee
Mar 28, 2013, 06:48 AM
My College major was English - I was taught that this means the fact that something is morally wrong does not make it legally wrong. The fact that something is well deserved does not make it right.

What is your understanding of the phrase?

Zea
Mar 28, 2013, 08:20 AM
My College major was English - I was taught that this means the fact that something is morally wrong does not make it legally wrong. The fact that something is well deserved does not make it right.

What is your understanding of the phrase?


Well, I am still in high school and my teacher told me that this means nothing is what it seems. What is good is bad, and what is bad is good; What looks fair and appealing can cause you harm, and the opposite is also true.
We are on the same page here, the main theme is deception.

talaniman
Mar 28, 2013, 08:45 AM
I am old school and a plumber by trade who thinks it a lousy idea to hold on to someone that has let you go a long time ago. Even if I was so moved to try it again, I wouldn't hope for much, and would be ready to let it go permanently if it failed.

Been there done that, and that's how I know well about FALSE HOPE! And for damn sure I would never keep giving money to a stripper and think that's a healthy way to pursue romance!

Just saying.

Zea
Mar 28, 2013, 09:44 AM
I know, it is not easy to forget. You really need some help, because you are obsessed.

I have an obsession too, so I understand you, sometimes I think too much, to the point where I get a headache; I remember the silliest details that you probably don't pay attention to. It is like the world moves on, and you are left to wonder about this alone. Still, that does not drive me to do something idiotic. I wish I can make it stop, but when I can't, I just have to deal with it and that is what I do.

Sometimes, some ideas get stuck in your head that you can't forget, and sometimes it's normal and other times it goes to far. Like giving money to a stranger, for this reason you need help if you can't handle it yourself.

You know what they say, when you meet someone you should have something nice to say about them. Did you ever share a special moment together? This you need to ask yourself.

garboozle
Mar 29, 2013, 09:28 PM
Take it from someone else who has an obsession as well. Unrequited love is a waste of time. Totally and completely. Rather than looking for someone to experience real love with you are wasting time obsessively pursuing someone who clearly doesn't want to be in a relationship with you when you COULD be actively looking for someone who WILL love you and who WILL care about you and make you happy. Think about that for a second. Is it really worth it? You may think so now but when you are thirty you will be quite disappointed in yourself for devoting so very much time and energy on a love that indubitable would not work. I believe P!nk said it best when she said "I swear, your just like a pill, instead of making me better, you keep making me ill".

odinn7
Mar 29, 2013, 10:02 PM
Take it from someone else who has an obsession as well. Unrequited love is a waste of time. Totally and completely. Rather than looking for someone to experience real love with you are wasting time obsessively pursuing someone who clearly doesn't want to be in a relationship with you when you COULD be actively looking for someone who WILL love you and who WILL care about you and make you happy. Think about that for a second. Is it really worth it? You may think so now but when you are thirty you will be quite disappointed in yourself for devoting so very much time and energy on a love that indubitable would not work. I believe P!nk said it best when she said "I swear, your just like a pill, instead of making me better, you keep making me ill".


Why the sudden change? You were all about how wonderful it was and how great you felt buying one-sided love... something happened?

garboozle
Mar 29, 2013, 10:36 PM
Why the sudden change? You were all about how wonderful it was and how great you felt buying one-sided love....something happened?

Just a lot of thinking. I still can't say I'll never see her or spend money on her again. I haven't reached a conclusion on rather all that time and energy is worth it or not because there are some positives. It's really complicated... For me anyway.

santosh_mahato
Mar 29, 2013, 10:57 PM
"One day your prince will come, mine just took a wrong turn, got lost, and is to stubborn to ask for directions "

Very nice emotional line.. :-)

Zea
Mar 30, 2013, 09:09 AM
Take it from someone else who has an obsession as well. Unrequited love is a waste of time. Totally and completely. Rather than looking for someone to experience real love with you are wasting time obsessively pursuing someone who clearly doesn't want to be in a relationship with you when you COULD be actively looking for someone who WILL love you and who WILL care about you and make you happy. Think about that for a second. Is it really worth it? You may think so now but when you are thirty you will be quite disappointed in yourself for devoting so very much time and energy on a love that indubitable would not work. I believe P!nk said it best when she said "I swear, your just like a pill, instead of making me better, you keep making me ill".

What? Are you giving me an advice? I REALLY hope this is not about me.

odinn7
Mar 30, 2013, 09:54 AM
What? Are you giving me an advice? I REALLY hope this is not about me.

Why would you think that's to you? He posted many times on this question to the OP so what could possibly make you think it was to you?

garboozle
Mar 30, 2013, 10:12 AM
What? Are you giving me an advice? I REALLY hope this is not about me.

Yeah, that was totally at the OP.

Zea
Mar 30, 2013, 10:43 AM
Good, So what does OP stand for?

Wondergirl
Mar 30, 2013, 10:51 AM
Good, So what does OP stand for?
OP = original poster or original post

Zea
Mar 30, 2013, 11:05 AM
OP = original poster or original post


Thanks for being so kind, I really did not get OP at first.

JudyKayTee
Mar 30, 2013, 01:02 PM
Garboozle, "it's complicated" is not the answer to every time you switch from that side to this side and then back again.

garboozle
Mar 30, 2013, 03:09 PM
Garboozle, "it's complicated" is not the answer to every time you switch from that side to this side and then back again.

But it is so very complicated. I realize what I said on post #64 is the rational and most realistic view, probably the healthiest too and the view that I strongly encourage the OP to take.. But. On a night like tonight that I have off, I have no friends to hang out with and nothing to do. So I think I'll go see her because where else can I go where I'll be hugged, be able to have conversation, be appreciated, and have fun?

Wondergirl
Mar 30, 2013, 03:17 PM
On a night like tonight that I have off, I have no friends to hang out with and nothing to do.
Do what I do: read a book. Silver Linings Playbook is terrific. I just started reading Olive Kitteridge. I also have a crossword puzzle going. Or hang out with us here.

garboozle
Mar 30, 2013, 03:24 PM
Do what I do: read a book. Silver Linings Playbook is terrific. I just started reading Olive Kitteridge. I also have a crossword puzzle going. Or hang out with us here.

Awh, man. I've read so many books I'm burnt out. Two Star Wars novels, two political science books, two books on body language,Batman Knightfall, The Last Song, and Batman & Philosophy and that's within the past four months. Crossword puzzles aren't my thing and I'd really like some face to face communication/ get out of the house for a bit.

talaniman
Mar 30, 2013, 04:14 PM
Plan stuff ahead, and you have something to look forward to. Got cousins or family? Man a sport bar for NCAA tournament was standard this time of year back in the day. Alone or with friends. Geez guy, go make some friends.

Same to the OP, a life that you enjoy starts yesterday.

garboozle
Mar 30, 2013, 09:24 PM
I only have a dad and brother, other than that, no family. I'm not really the sports bar type. Also it's a little difficult to just walk up to a stranger and strike up a friendship.

Wondergirl
Mar 30, 2013, 09:59 PM
Also it's a little difficult to just walk up to a stranger and strike up a friendship.
I do it all the time! And even did when I was your age. You can too!

Alty
Mar 30, 2013, 10:39 PM
I'm confused. Is this Inaya's thread, or garboozle's, because it's becoming all about garboozle and his never ending issues with the stripper he's in love with.

Wondergirl
Mar 30, 2013, 10:48 PM
I'm confused. Is this Inaya's thread, or garboozle's, because it's becoming all about garboozle and his never ending issues with the the stripper he's in love with.
You're right. Inaya last posted Mar 26, 2013, 11:01 AM when she claimed to live near me in Peoria, and she hasn't been back. I may have scared her when I suggested I could bring her samosas, or maybe she got disgusted with the way her thread went off topic. The time has come to close this thread. >thread closed<