Lonesome Loser | December 24, 2009
I just want to argue for taking all this discussion, and every “expert” opinion on unrequited love (as well as romantic love in general) with several grains of salt. Basically, deciding whether you are in love or not is your decision. There is no surefire way to verify “for real” whether it’s love or not. [...]
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Lonesome Loser | April 21, 2009
Great question! Not an easy one to answer. I’m working on an online quiz for love vs. crush, but it’s still in development.
Scientifically, there is no clear or universally accepted definition for being in love. However, there is a universally observable phenomenon that is variously known as a crush, infatuation, being in [...]
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Lonesome Loser | January 17, 2009
(I need to reiterate that “The Naming Wall” is a place for us to name the person we are/were in love with, not a place to post quotes or stories. Please post your personal stories, quotes, etc., as comments in response to regular posts.)
Admit it. You’re in love or you have been in love [...]
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Lonesome Loser | December 28, 2008
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One loosely tied together prose-poetry offering follows:
Unrequited
She probably thinks some other professor is really great now, anyway.
She’s the type.
What type?
The type who admires around indiscriminately.
The intellectual’s whore.
In some ways, the task for the would-be lover is to move from thinking this person is the only person she could feel this way [...]
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Lonesome Loser | December 28, 2008
The following is a list of links and books that may be of help or interest to the would-be lover. If you know of any other sites or books that you found helpful, please Email Me and let me know.
Wikipedia’s Entry on Unrequited Love. It has a basic overview, and is heavy with literary [...]
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