If we had an "unexplored connection" that did not have the chance to grow due to life circumstances or timing, then yes.

Everything in life comes down to timing...maybe THIS time around would be the right time. Then, no regrets!

He knows who he is!

Ummmmm...since most women aren't built like the Goddess of the Jungle posted above, THAT doesn't help the ole ego!!! Maxine or Marge Simpson, maybe....but really?!?! Help a girl out, Lee!

Oh the irony!!

Why am I here?

Well, to kill some time...kill some brain cells, mostly.

And, for those moments when I feel alone, to know that there are others out there that haven't given up on the notion of love either.

I think the bigger question is do you actually let that person really KNOW who you are.

Trusting and loving them enough to do that, to really know you, THAT is what is hard...

But so worth the risk!

Now THAT's impressive...with that attitude I think you've got all the style and class you need. Clothing optional!

That's not weird at all ~ I do the same thing.

For me it's:

When Courage Mattered - Peggy Noonan
Endless Chain - Emilie Richards
Space Wars - William Scott
The Lucky One - Nicholas Sparks ( I know...I'm a sap!!)

No excuse if it's intentional, or you don't try to change the pattern.

Fix yourself before exposing someone else to the pain....

P.S. Oh...and YOU Email HIM!!

I respectfully disagree that unrequited love is not real. To invalidate the depth of someone's feelings, whether it be for a parent incapable of demonstrating real love, or a person you love who can not give that special part of themselves to you due to their own issues, the feelings are real and the results can be very painful ~ and yet sometimes you love them still. It's certainly not how any of us plan it, but to only love what loves you back is safe and involves no risk. While I do not go looking for that type of love, it has found me a time or two; but because I want the love that is built by two people, over time, that is returned and can be sustained, I continue to try.

However, that does not dimension the love I felt for someone very special that just could not open themselves up to it. Those who have experience that will know exactly what I mean...it is for them that I clarify the point that no love, returned or not, is invalid.

True, but that is very different from "buying" someone, or wanting to "own" them. That is not love, it's generally a need to control...which often leads to even greater lonliness.

Hmmmm...."buying" someone, having to pay someone to be with me....that would make me feel even more lonely.

I think it is possible to look to hard for love, which can often sabotage our efforts! We can become so focused on what we think love is, and the package it will arrive in, that we might miss it when it finally does appear!

I love "How We Met" stories, and almost without exception people tell me that love found them when they were not looking for it! For me, it will probably have to shout, "Hey goofball, I'm over here!!"

Bottom line ~ sometimes love comes softly. We just have to teach our hearts to listen so we can hear it!

Lonely...if money is an issue I can always get another job; but even if you have money the lonliness can still "rob" you of happiness and is often times unbearable.

Love unrequited is a painful, lonely journey that most of us have taken at some point.

For me, the love never has died. Once it was clear that he cared deeply for me, but did not love me the way I wanted him to, it just evolved into a deep friendship that I still cherish.

At some point you accept that, move forward in your search for a love that is not one-sided, and allow your heart to experience something even better. You learn, you grow, and eventually you let them go....but the love remains.

What about a good girl who likes trips to the dark side every so often....with her main man, that is!

Guess that sums it up, OP!

Thanks for sharing the love! YOU are simply adorable!

I hope everyone here not only hears those special words, but says them, OFTEN!

Yesterday ~ yes!

Today ~ no. Unless, "I adore you!" counts??

Each case is different, but with my elderly Grandmother and my paralized sister what I know to be true is that THEY believe they can take care of themselves; they WANT to be able to take care of themselves, but the reality is that often times they can not. That's when you watch, observe, and ~ if necessary ~ take action to protect them while still allowing them to keep their dignity.

Teenages?!?! Whole different story!