Their gossip was gentle and civilized, and underneath it flowed a kind of unrequited love.

WSJ: At Home in the World

Springfield probably would have, as she was always singing about what couldn't be unrequited love.

NPR: Shelby Lynne Gives Dusty Her Due

He suffered from an unrequited love of America, and this was awkward for all parties.

NPR: Sergeant Notes Odd Rituals of War in Afghanistan

Later, tango singers, led by Carlos Gardel, wedded melancholic lyrics of urban alienation and unrequited love to tango's florid musical notes.

BBC: World Tango Festival

As Barnabas schemes to turn the Collins family from old money to nouveau riche, Angelique appears, demanding that he requite her unrequited love.

FORBES: 'Dark Shadows' Is More Light Than Dark

One would be privy to accounts of fear, guilt, rage, melancholy, unrequited love and infidelity that would generate an impression of our collective insanity and endearing fragility.

WSJ: Alain de Botton on Religion for Everyone

"Never, ever, ever give up, " he says in season three to Jim, a restless, nearly-30 sales rep who has been struggling with unrequited love pangs for the sweet-natured receptionist.

FORBES: Commentary

Alas, it's a case of unrequited love.

FORBES: Patently Obvious

Paralyzed by this prediction, and struggling to come to terms with his unrequited love for his mentor's younger wife, Clara Schumann (a formidable musician in her own right), Brahms embarks on a decades-long struggle to compose his first symphony.

NPR: Marin Alsop: Orbiting the Symphonies of Brahms

It can be about unrequited love.

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Unfortunately, sometimes love is unrequited even in real estate.

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