Is it normal that i hate being in love

I've been in love for a few months now and I hate it. I'm not in a relationship with this person (just very close friends) and my emotions are so dependent on whether or not she talks to me and the things she says.

She is my first thought in the mornings, I think about her all day, and she's my last thought at night. All of the cliches about love seem to all of a sudden make sense.

I don't hate the fact that I'm in love necessarily, more the feelings of despair when I realise that we will probably never be together, or that she doesn't love me the way I need her to.

Is it normal to feel like this? it's torture and I wish it would stop.

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  • derpyderp

    Love is fantastic & terrible all at once. Nothing feels quite so good.
    But with big highs come devastating lows...

    It's fucking horrible to be under someone's control - when a few words, a text message or even a look can temporarily change your short-term outlook on life for better or worse.
    That's something you need to get control of

    My advice is to either try & make things happen with this girl - make your feelings known & gauge her response - or move on.
    You aren't being fair to yourself by hanging around, pining over someone who doesn't feel the same about you

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  • Blue_Velvet

    I had a friend once who developed feelings for me. The problem is, is that you may ruin the friendship if the feeling isn't mutual. Don't push it, give it time and see if anything happens but don't expect anything.

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  • howaminotmyself

    This isn't love. Just lust and infatuation. Self control is a must here. It's normal. Not very healthy, but normal

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  • CountessDouche

    I sympathize, straight from the-camp-of-the-over-thinking-emotionally-guarded.

    For me, falling in love for the first time was almost painful, overwrought, over complicated, over analyzed, terrifying, full of doubt...and that was with someone who reciprocated. At the end of the day, it's a cost/benefit analysis. You have to assess the risks vs the rewards, and whether or not it's worth putting yourself on the line...and you have to be confident enough to deal with the risk.

    It's fucking scary; I know.

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  • EdgeFencer

    That is indeed the worst torture. It's totally normal to feel shitty because the person you love doesn't feel the same.. Either you bare the pain in hopes she'll come around one day or accept that it just won't work out the way you want it to. I honestly don't think it's worth all that pain.. I've been there before and it sucks. Luckily I've found someone whom I love so much I can't even put into words the feelings I have for her and she actually loves me back.. You'll find that one day where you least expect it, trust me.

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  • Fall_leaves

    Is this your first time being in love? If you know there's no future, then distance yourself, until you're ready to just be friends and have truly moved on.

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  • Nokiot9

    Love is a whole mess of feelings and emotions, not just 'love' it's self. The general experience can involve all kinds of dips and climbs and dives in ur emotional spectrum. Just hold on for dear life and enjoy the ride, or Hail Mary and jump ship.

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  • Legion

    been there several times.

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  • derdrick

    never try push love away!
    go with flow.
    if it ruin friendship u value...then that friendship was worthless

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  • modernism

    Love can be a horrible thing when enduring it by yourself. I think the only thing that will make all this non-stop thinking of her become a good thing is if you're actually with her - that way you'll satisfy your feelings.

    It is normal, but I'm not sure anyone is an expert at "love" so there's not some kind of magical potion to make it all go away. Hopefully, it'll subside or (if you approach her) it'll turn into something good.

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  • Well ofcourse its going to fucking suck if the feeling isn't mutual. If the one you loved, loved you back it would become the best feeling in the world. Trust me.

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