Definitions for unrequited love
un·re·quit·ed love

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1. unrequited lovenoun

   Love that is not reciprocated, even though reciprocation is desired.

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1. Unrequited love

   Unrequited love or one-sided love is love that is not openly reciprocated or understood as such by the beloved. The beloved may not be aware of the admirer's deep and pure affection, or may consciously reject it. The Merriam Webster Online Dictionary defines unrequited as "not reciprocated or returned in kind".Psychiatrist Eric Berne states in his book Sex in Human Loving that "Some say that one-sided love is better than none, but like half a loaf of bread, it is likely to grow hard and moldy sooner." However, the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche contends that "indispensable...to the lover is his unrequited love, which he would at no price relinquish for a state of indifference." Unrequited love stands in contrast to redamancy, the act of reciprocal love.

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1. Unrequited love

   Unrequited love or one-sided love is love that is not openly reciprocated or understood as such. The beloved may or may not be aware of the admirer's deep and strong romantic affections. The Merriam Webster Online Dictionary defines unrequited as "not reciprocated or returned in kind." "Some say that one-sided love is better than none, but like half a loaf of bread, it is likely to grow hard and moldy sooner." Others, however, like Nietzsche, considered that "indispensable...to the lover is his unrequited love, which he would at no price relinquish for a state of indifference."

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1. unrequited love

   Read the full text of the Unrequited Love poem by Nobody Nose on the Poetry.com website.

How to pronounce unrequited love?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say unrequited love in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of unrequited love in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of unrequited love in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of unrequited love in a Sentence

1. Orville Peck:

   The main stories in country are loneliness, heartbreak, disappointment, unrequited love -- I think that those are things that are felt by almost every queer person at some point in Dolly Parton lives, and sometimes for a long part of our lives.

2. Lucinda Williams:

   There's so many other things to write about than unrequited love.

3. Sybil Adelman:

   Most of you have been where I am tonight. The crash site of unrequited love. You ask yourself, How did I get here What was it about Was it her smile Was it the way she crossed her legs, the turn of her ankle, the poignant vulnerability of her slender wrists What are these elusive and ephemeral things that ignite passion in the human heart That's an age-old question. It's perfect food for thought on a bright midsummer's night.

4. Charles M. Schulz:

   Nothing takes the taste out of peanut butter quite like unrequited love.

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Unrequited_Love
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unrequited_Love
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=unrequited love