5 Tips for Getting Over Unrequited Love at Work

If you find yourself having to get over a crush at work, I hope these five tips help.

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How to Stop a Crush from Being Your Only Source of Happiness

You probably don’t need to remind yourself of what you love about your crush. But you might find it helpful to remind yourself what you love about you.

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How Can Unrequited Love Help People Find Their Dream Partner?

In this post, we’re going to go deeper into how all your unrequited crushes can help lead you to the one meant for you.

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What Makes an INFJ Fall in Love?

Based on my experiences as an INFJ and those of other INFJs, I’ve noticed that the deepest connection happens when it happens in the mind, heart, and soul.

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Why Is It More Painful When Your Crush Leaves Things Open?

If someone doesn’t give you a clear response, you’re in a state of limbo. You may find yourself wondering, “How exactly do they feel about me?”

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Should You Stay Friends With Someone You Have Unrequited Love For?

In my experience, the answer to this question depends on three factors. Let’s take a closer look at these factors, shall we?

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How Can INFJs and Other Deep Lovers Deal With Unrequited Love at Christmas?

I have some advice on how to stay hopeful and get through the holidays when what you really want can’t be put under the tree.

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Why Do INFJs and Other Deep Lovers Hold Onto Love for So Long?

When you love so deeply, things like facts, reality, and logic tend to take a backseat.

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You loved someone when they were in a bad place, and they left once they got out of it. This might be why.

As you spend time with this person, you can’t help but imagine what your life together will look like once they recover.

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7 Reasons Your Love May Often Be Unrequited

The people you’re most compatible with may not be who you expect.

A Lesson in INFJ Rumination

Looking back, I realize that I might have been able to avoid all this if I had been able to think about something else all day.

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Lessons I Learned from Unrequited Love

After many years of experience with unrequited love, I’ve learned lessons that have taught me how to be more cautious with my feelings. Here are seven of them.

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What Do You Do When You Confess Your Love for Someone and They Don't Respond?

For anyone who has found their heartfelt love confession met with silence or something close to it, this is my best advice on how to recover.

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How Can an INFJ Avoid Falling Too Deeply in Love with Someone They've Never Met?

If you’re an INFJ who tends to fall in love with people you’ve never met, the following tips may help keep you from losing your mind over them.

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Need Help Getting Over Unrequited Love? Try One of These Activities

What makes the healing process easier is concentrating on activities that engage both your mind and your body.

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How Can an INFJ Handle Rejecting Someone Who Confesses Their Love For Them?

Since INFJs feel everything so deeply, this type of rejection can be especially hard for them. In this post, I offer advice on how to handle the situation.

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How Can an INFJ Deal With Unrequited Love?

Because your love is so strong, you have to be careful when dealing with the unrequited variety.

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Tales of Unrequited INFJ Love: The Editing Suite

A student in her school’s AV club struggles to tell a fellow club member that she likes him.

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Differences Between Unrequited Love and No-Longer-Requited Love

Though there are similarities between unrequited love and what I call no-longer-requited love, there are also key differences. In this post, I talk about some of them.