3 Lessons I Learned through Unrequited Love

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ern of pining over men who were not looking for a relationship or were not emotionally available.Each time, it hurt to be the one who was more emotionally invested in the other individual. That being said, I don’t know if I’d necessarily call unrequited love the worst type of love, as I’ve learned 3 lessons that I get to carry with me going forward:1) I have a lot of love to give.I’ve given love and attention to men who didn’t reciprocate in the same way. In doing so, I’ve come to realize how much love I have to give. If I was able to give this much to people who weren’t right for me, I can only imagine how much love I have to give to someone who is right for me.2) If there’s a recurring pattern, it’s not them. It’s me.With a recurring pattern of attracting the same type of men

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into my life, it becomes evident that I’m the common thread. I get to take ownership of what is happening, rather than playing the victim. The recurring pattern has led me to reflect on what has yet to be healed within me (attachment wounds) that’s causing me to attract these men into my life.3) I get to give myself the love I seek.Rather than looking for love in the wrong places, I get to give myself the love I seek. For me, this has meant taking pauses throughout the day to ask myself what it is that I need in those moments. Sometimes it’s making time to rest. Sometimes it’s giving myself grace for not having completed something that I set out to do. If I’m able to love myself the way that I want someone else to love me, I’m better equipped to date with fewer expectations, which is healthier for both parties involved.</article></body>

3 Lessons I Learned through Unrequited Love

During a discussion in my 11th grade English class, Ms. Schoenfeld asked, “What’s the worst type of love?”

Unrequited love.

I don’t remember what we were reading that fueled that discussion, but the question and answer have both stuck with me. I never questioned the validity of the statement either, until recently, when I noticed a pattern of pining over men who were not looking for a relationship or were not emotionally available.

Each time, it hurt to be the one who was more emotionally invested in the other individual. That being said, I don’t know if I’d necessarily call unrequited love the worst type of love, as I’ve learned 3 lessons that I get to carry with me going forward:

1) I have a lot of love to give.

I’ve given love and attention to men who didn’t reciprocate in the same way. In doing so, I’ve come to realize how much love I have to give. If I was able to give this much to people who weren’t right for me, I can only imagine how much love I have to give to someone who is right for me.

2) If there’s a recurring pattern, it’s not them. It’s me.

With a recurring pattern of attracting the same type of men into my life, it becomes evident that I’m the common thread. I get to take ownership of what is happening, rather than playing the victim. The recurring pattern has led me to reflect on what has yet to be healed within me (attachment wounds) that’s causing me to attract these men into my life.

3) I get to give myself the love I seek.

Rather than looking for love in the wrong places, I get to give myself the love I seek. For me, this has meant taking pauses throughout the day to ask myself what it is that I need in those moments. Sometimes it’s making time to rest. Sometimes it’s giving myself grace for not having completed something that I set out to do. If I’m able to love myself the way that I want someone else to love me, I’m better equipped to date with fewer expectations, which is healthier for both parties involved.