Should Love Be Reciprocated?

Accepting love is accepting yourself. You can accept that there's good in you that's worthy of love without feeling obligated to reciprocate it. Good love is freely given, with no expectations of return. You can reciprocate love without fully accepting it first.

What happens when love is not reciprocated?

It can become obsessive and when the love isn't reciprocated it can be extremely difficult to recover from. Many individuals feel themselves sinking into depression, resulting from this emotionally brutal form of rejection. ... It's not your fault that the other person doesn't feel the same way.

What does reciprocated love mean?

given and received, or equally engaged in, by both parties; mutual: In its most developed form, love occurs within a reciprocated relationship with another person.