a hard lesson ive learned

it may be difficult to accept that the person you love doesn't love you back. and though love should be unconditional, it is but normal for people to be hurt for unrequited love. don't worry dear, there's always someone out there deserving of your love..

love, be loved the most complex secret of human nature

It's true that there is nothing harder than letting go of that which you love. But the truth is, just as you've learned, it's for the best. Sometimes you gotta let them go. Even though it feels like the knife just twisted a little bit further in your heart, you still gotta do it. There is no sense whatsoever in a one sided relationship (unless you knew it would be going in, then you have no excuses). And if you love someone but they don't feel the same way, well, thats alright until you feel you want more, like marriage and life that consists of "us" instead of "you and me". When that happens the best thing to do is to cut them off, because you know that they don't want that type of life for themselves and you need to find somebody else that does want what you want.