The Curse of Always Loving From One Side
Sometimes I look at other people and wonder how they found someone who genuinely loves them back. They fall in love, become partners, get married, build a life together… and I’m happy for them, but at the same time, it makes me feel sad because I don’t know what that feels like.
I have loved someone genuinely. I cared about him, I had feelings for him, and I imagined that maybe one day it could become something real. But he never loved me the same way. There was no love in return, and I ended up getting hurt.
Now when I see people who are truly loved by the person they love, I sometimes feel jealous not of their relationship itself, but of the experience. I want to know what it feels like to love someone and actually be loved back. To have someone choose me, care about me, and want to build a future with me.
It feels like other people get to experience love, relationships, and marriage, while I keep getting the opposite. I don't know if I'm unlucky, if I'm choosing the wrong people, or if love just hasn't found me yet.
I know everyone has their own timeline, but sometimes it genuinely hurts watching other people have the one thing I've always wanted.