After suffering through two months of being yanked around by a guy who has even more baggage than I do, and one month of what goes down after you let on your feelings to someone who, it turns out, would rather have you as their "buddy" than their lover, I stumbled onto this very helpful and hysterical website:
http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~sstoneb/agony/topics:
* Spending time and talking with your beloved is sometimes complicated by the requirement that you memorize every word they say while simultaneously scanning their body language for any indication that they have secretly fallen in love with you. Make sure you're not doing anything wrong by checking these tips for communication.
* Unfortunately, you can't spend every waking moment with your Adored One. That's where fantasies and daydreams come in. There is simply no better way to agonize over what you want but will never have. In this section you'll find a list of prototypical daydreams as well as some specific examples to get you started.
* Don't limit yourself to daydreaming, though! There are hundreds of other things you can think about or do that will make your head hurt and your stomach shudder. Look over these other ways to torture yourself and see what you've been missing!
* Chances are that if your crush lasts long enough, your Adored One will figure out that you're interested. Maybe you'll tell them, maybe somebody will tip them off, or maybe you'll just become so incredibly transparent that they'd have to be braindead not to notice. (The last one's the way it usually goes for me.) Prepare yourself for the inevitable; there are a number of ways they may react.
* Unless you manage to get into a relationship with the object of your affections and end up married, you're going to have to eventually get over them. If the confrontation above is the climax of our story, then next we have the dénouement in which the conflict is resolved -- one way or another -- and we figure out what the world will be like in the aftermath.
* Here's a special section written specifically for the Adored Ones: A friend has developed a crush on you? Feeling weird around them? Wondering what to do? Here are some things you might want to consider to help you grind the poor thing's heart into the dirt with your heel.
* Love is perhaps the world's most prolific muse. If you're out there suffering through an unrequited devotion, you may find some solace in artistic explorations of the topic. With that in mind, I've put together a list of relevant media. Basically it amounts to a list of sappy movies and love songs. What are you waiting for?
* I get a lot of emails about this site, most of them being story submissions. You guys really like to relive your pain by writing about it! So, here is what will soon be the largest section of the site -- but also the one with the least organization -- painful stories submitted by readers for all the world to share.
* This site is presented mostly in jest, but I do have a serious note that I feel should be addressed.
* Also, I've noticed that some of the people who read this site just don't seem to get what I'm trying to accomplish, or end up with some misconceptions about me and my motives for writing the site in the first place. If you're wondering what the deal is with this place, try this section.
* I would love to have this site continue improve and grow through more submissions of material from readers. If you have an anecdote or joke to share, please do so! You will be credited (or left anonymous if you prefer), of course.
* Looking for more punishment? Here's a collection of links on the topics of love, lonliness, and the like.
Printer-friendly format
Email this thread to a friend
Bookmark this thread
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
