Lonesome Loser | March 8, 2009
The intention of this website is to explore the nature of unrequited love from both experiential and social psychological perspectives. It includes articles and discussions of unrequited love from a non-pathologized viewpoint, links and a bookstore (via amazon.com) containing recommendations that might be of help or interest to the unrequited lover, an open invitation to [...]
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Lonesome Loser | March 4, 2009
<A HREF=”http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&MarketPlace=US&ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Funreqlove-20%2F8001%2F000b761a-bb50-4b39-90f2-87cb2c1aff12&Operation=NoScript” mce_HREF=”http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&MarketPlace=US&ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Funreqlove-20%2F8001%2F000b761a-bb50-4b39-90f2-87cb2c1aff12&Operation=NoScript”>Amazon.com Widgets</A> *SPOILER WARNING: All film discussions may include information that would spoil the ending for viewers who have not yet seen the film. Far North (2008) is a sparse film, with only three real characters and not a lot of dialogue. Still, I found it arresting and disturbing, with unrequited love as [...]
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Lonesome Loser | February 10, 2009
*SPOILER WARNING: All film discussions may include information that would spoil the ending for viewers who have not yet seen the film. Snow Falling on Cedars (1999)is a haunting and understated film on the pain of unrequited love (amongst other themes). The protagonist and would-be lover is Ishmael, played by Ethan Hawke. Set in the [...]
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Lonesome Loser | January 31, 2009
*This is another Discussion Question, meant for readers to respond to and talk about. Please offer comments… If you could, would you take it back? Knowing as you know now that your love is unrequited, would you still want to go through the experience of being in love with your loved one? Is it better [...]
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Lonesome Loser | January 3, 2009
This is the first in a series of “discussion questions” intended to provoke a conversation from readers. Please leave comments… Is unrequited love the same thing as a crush? If so, how are they the same? If not, how are they different? Personally, I would say they are different, that a crush involves more idealization, [...]
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