Ever fallen in love with someone you can't have?

Yes. My wife’s oldest friend. It was a messenger affair because of the distance between us. I still love her, but we no longer chat as it hurts her so much

No, but I've done the opposite scores of times... in my dreams, of course.

I have. The last ever is happening now.

yes, although it was probably more of a crush than say true love.

With a teacher, as a student in high-school, then with my brother's best friend who was dating another girl and several fictional romantic male characters.

It does sting a bit knowing you never have a chance with them and that they don't even like you in the same way. Even worse with fictional characters, like omg you were written so wonderfully, why can't I just exist in the book with you and have you fall in love with me.

Yes. Obvious one is with a teacher at school but that was more a crush.

Other one that hurt was with a married lady who had separated from her husband. Life was great, she was gorgeous and knew it. Very good at sex and no hang ups. Sadly her husband decided he wanted to return and signed the house over to her, on condition that she stayed with him for five years. Her head was turned by the financial security and gave into him. We have spoken since but I can’t trust her now.

Hasn't everyone?

I'd argue If it's not returned it's maybe not really love, but there's lotsa definitions of love.

Of course we were in love but none of our parents approved. Years later we meet again we both wanted to but while she was divorced, I was married and we both had to much respect for where we were at that time. Short while late I get a note that she moved cross country. We talked a few times stayed close friends, learn she was living close to another gal we grew up with and how the have become close.

Yes. She's been dead 75 years.

Periodically. There are so many enticing and intelligent women out there it is difficult not too. I am enamored of several authors here at Lush and a couple of sweethearts who aren’t as sweet as they appear.

Yup. It hurt. I finally learned I'm not right for him, he's not right for me.

Yes! Thirty seven years ago. Does she know?No! Do I have a shot now? Not bloody likely. She is the only one I would consider leaving my wife for but she is out of state and out of my league. But thirty seven years later and I still love her.

Yes, and it was painful because I had to respect boundaries.

Yes. And whilst he is wonderful, it's also a very difficult place to be.

He is everything I wanted but didn't think existed.

It was never my intention to fall for him, it was very gradual and over a long period of time. I realised he is everything that I wanted but didn't think existed or that I could have. And that's the reality of it. I can't have him nor will I hear him reciprocate the feeling. He's never lead me on.

Inevitably i know at some point I'll be heart broken. But for now I'm the happiest I have been just by having him in my life as a friend.

I'm trying to just embrace the present and enjoy it for what is , dull the want for more and not worry so much about the future.

I fell in love with him and he fell in love with me but we were in different time zones and than he found someone in his time zone and broke my heart i still want him but i can,t 😢 it hurts like hell 😢

My ex fuck-buddy of two years when I was 18-20 who I loved. Emotionally he was incredibly switched off so I stopped seeing him because it kept upsetting me. But I know we'd have driven each other crazy if it was me he'd impregnated. Instead it was the woman he saw just after me within months of them seeing each other. Their inevitable marriage ended within the year, and he tried inviting me back into his bed 💀

I like you...

When I was high school. Her parents told me to quit seeing her because I wasn’t of her religion. Many, many years later a mutual friend told me she never understood why I quit seeing. I told her but never heard the result. I still love her.

One other in my first year of college who professed live but without preamble left for another school without a word to me. I am still irritated but no strong feelings remain.