Unrequited love or one-sided love is love that is not openly reciprocated or understood as such. The beloved may or may not be aware of the admirer's deep and strong romantic affections.
Read the New York Times article "Pain of Unrequited Love Afflicts the Rejector, Too"
One of the most torturous forms of unrequited love is that which occurs between friends. As stated by Daniel Goleman, author of the above mentioned New York Times article, "One frequent path to unrequited love is through what starts as a platonic relationship. 'One of the most common stories told by people in our study was of being in a friendship with an undercurrent of attraction on one side,' said Dr. Baumeister. 'Over and over people said, We were good friends, but I secretly was in love.'"
After reading the article, think about unrequited love. Does it also affect the rejector? If it does, how so? Write a story in which you (or your main character) is in love with someone that either doesn't know your feelings (usually because they are unavailable -- married, in a relationship, can't date, etc.) or doesn't return them. In other words, the theme of your story should be unrequited love.
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