Others may call it an obsession or a craze, I call it a one-sided relationship. A one-sided relationship is something that mostly everyone has experienced. For me, my first one-sided relationship was Jessica Alba.
She was something else. Forget her terrible acting - I mean, when she came on the screen, it was pure bliss for me.
Your one-sided relationship could have been with that immensely popular girl in your high school class that showed too much skin, or a celebrity.
Today, I will be talking to you about the benefits of one-sided relationships.
1. The other person never does anything wrong. Have you ever noticed that when you're first in love with someone, they seem perfect like a blanket of snow on a winter night (as told by Holden, in
The Catcher in the Rye). They defy the laws of physics when they stop time the way they do. You treasure every moment you see them.
Yet once you start to know them, you realize their flaws. They fart at night, or they don't want kids (which obviously worries me because
HOW THE HELL ELSE AM I GOING TO PASS ON THESE RIDICULOUSLY GOOD GENES OF MINE?)!2. Your bank account rejoices.As a guy, I seriously go broke every time I fall in love. I want to buy her a necklace, or an earring.
I tell myself "No, don't!" But still, I want to because I like the way she smiles. Or it's our one month anniversary (and I should take her somewhere). I didn't know why accountants worked such terrible jobs - before I had a girlfriend.
3. You never have to be scared of meeting their family members.Terrible experience. Imagine being at a dinner table with your lover's parents. Your SO leaves the table, and immediately, the real conversation begins. "So, have you guys had sex yet?" Lie, and be forever shunned; tell the truth, and be forever shunned. "Uh, no of course not." "That's not what she said." FML.
4. S/he'll never judge you.Have you ever looked in a mirror, and thought of how you would feel if you met a replica of yourself? Damn, I wish I were smarter. Damn, I wish I were richer. Everyone has their flaws, and you know all of yours. Yet, when you see someone from afar, they never get the chance to notice your flaws. Whenever they smile, you can always imagine that they're smiling at you because they have accepted all your flaws.
5. You can fall in love with them for as long as you want. Then throw them away.They won't cling on to you. They won't ask you to return. They won't lead you into a cycle of falling in love and being heartbroken, over and over again. They will never break your heart. They won't ever leave you, until you're ready to leave them.
6. They can't ever hurt you.When you go into the relationship, you know that nothing bad will happen. You can let your imagination go wild, and be happy. You are happy and okay with the idea that you will never be with them - you can't deceive yourself by allowing yourself to question the "what ifs." When you are done, you can leave them. They won't call you back. They won't break your heart, because you've been working up to this moment since you began the relationship.
You might think that this is the worst idea ever. Why, you might ask, would anyone cherish the idea of a one-sided relationship?
The truth of the matter is that not everyone is going to find love. Not everyone is going to get married, and have the world's most romantic first kiss. People wait years and years to find love, only to realize that no one is coming for them. "The right person will come", they say. "They're just lost", they say.
And when you're the old person on a porch with a bunch of cats, "I'm sorry," they'll say.
What do you think - can one-sided relationships be better than two-sided ones? Do you think that this version of a one-sided relationship is healthy? And, is there really someone out there for everyone?
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So, wait... are you talking about a crush? Or are we dealing with a full-on in-love with somebody who doesn't know you exist? Because that's not a relationship. That's called an obsession. And could eventually be called stalking.
And that's far from healthy.
@Super_Andy@xanga - I agree on that..
this post seems stalkish..
... I've never had a one-sided relationship.
I have a magnificent one-sided relationship with Jude Law
lol I broke up with him twice
I might've cheated on him a few times too but he forgave me because I'm wonderful
The entire description of #5 after its already-creepy headline made me comment this:
One-sided relationships with this degree of obsession are UNHEALTHY. It's fine to have a simple crush on a celebrity or someone you can't realistically picture yourself with, but "They will never break your heart. They won't ever leave you, until you're ready to leave them" ? That's a bit eerie to me--like taking an attraction just a *little* bit too far.
I'll stick with regular mutual attraction where I can get it, and hold off on the one-sided relationships when I can't, thanks.@Super_Andy@xanga - Agreed, this is not a relationship. This post reminds me of a moody insecure teenager.
Haha. Wow, people. Way to have a sense of humor.
If the author used a celebrity as an example, I question how serious any of this would be.I'll tell you now - when Will Smith waltzes on-screen, I swoon. Of course, I wouldn't call this love or any kind of relationship, but I get the gist of the playfulness here. I can swoon at his sight all that I want without any repercussions. There's beauty in that x}hey guys let's all take this post seriously.
@xraindropsonroses@xanga - me either.
i like to feel and then have that feeling come back to me.
I'm not the type to get hurt when a person doesn't reciprocate my feelings so.... XD
he can hurt you if you catch him flirting with other girls.
Crushes are fun, but at the same time, imagining cuddling with them isn't quite the same as actually cuddling.
@The_Aftershock_3650@xanga - lmao. THANK YOU
lol, well its not BETTER but this is cute =)
What an interesting approach. I thought you were going to go in a whole other direction :) lol
There are benefits? Wow, you're optimistic.
But it does hurt XD Because you can't have them =[
I am sure all of you have had it. its a crush, you like the person and do
nothing about it, and it ends there. finished. next!!
Dude, whoever posted this, that's very depressing. Everyone will be
loved by someone, maybe not forever and get married, we all
know how marriages now days don't spell out forever exactly. But love does
come around, the only way it wouldn't at all, is maybe if you shut it
out.
Good Luck!!!
Sure, one-sided relationships have their advantages but two words come to mind "nerd" and "lonely". I'd rather have a girlfriend real time than oogle at poster girls or the college princess.
I hope this post is a joke. Otherwise, I see now how men become bitter and lonely and unable to function is a relationship (and what is described in this post is not a relationship by any stretch of the imagination).
If this isn't a joke, you're weird, creepy, and borderline stalkerish.
Also, I thought Datingish had editors to edit each post. Why are there so many grammatical errors?
ha this post is great.
One sided relationships are never healthy. Calling a fantasy a relationship is missing the point. It's just an infatuation.
@aznbunny604@xanga - Woah woah woah woah wooooooaaaahhhhhhh there, bubba - find me one, just one. Neither fragmented sentences nor casual language count as errors in informal writing, fy-izzle..
one sided relationship. how did you get into the relationship in the first place? haha. but okay yeah that does seem nice once you pointed out the pros. hhaa.