How can you unlove someone?
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Updated: Jun 10, 2022
Lerrxx14
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Aug 30, 2018
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I dont really think is possible to ''unlove'' someone, you just get over them, love is something that doesnt appear from a day to the next day. is a feeling that comes slowly and is hard to just cut it. you dont unlove you learn how to live without that person in your life and to see him/her without feeling bad anymore, but there will always be a little piece of you that will feel something for that person. is not bad to forget people that did really bad on you but it is to hate them or having bad feelings for them. we just need to learn how to move on and focus on new projects of life
Anonymous
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Sep 3, 2018
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There is no way to love or unlove someone or something. Love is a feeling which comes out naturally, without any pressure or bias or any sort of external factors. So, when you experience a pure form of this feeling to get rid of it is not that easy. However, unloving or running away is never a solution. All we should do is to try and move on. This is going to require exercise of mind and heart. One can start by breaking patterns, the way your heart and head responds to a certain situation/feeling, observe and try not to come across that. If at all you do, change the way you respond to it. Second, train your brain into learning something new and different. Your energy is going to focus on that. Third, keep yourself busy. When you follow these steps continuously, you can change the impact of love as an emotion. And eventually you can move out of it.
snowflakes
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Sep 12, 2018
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You cannot unlove someone. There are different types of people and there are different types of love. Some love silently and move on on failing in love but remember that love all their lives , while some encounter difficult in moving on. Some just get over it more easily and forget it. During initial period, we don't understand which type of love we are going to go through but later on we realize and than we should just accept it. If it's hurting you too much, you can do just one thing. Instead of trying to unlove that someone, just start loving yourself. Go out. Find new hobbies. Spend time with family, friends. Learn new skills . It will definitely help to make the other part more bearable
AustenMia
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Oct 4, 2018
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I think that you cannot really unlove someone, once you love, it is eternal. You always care about them. However, the kind of love you have for that person might change. I have this theory that when you are unable to love, you have a disability. Love is one of the most amazing feelings on earth, and take it from someone who's been hurt A LOT quite recently, you don't want to change it for the world. It proves your heart is big enough to hold anyone, no matter what. The opposite of love is hate, or indifference, and I don't wish that for anyone. Always care about people, even if they hurt you. You don't have to hung around people who hurt you, but you don't have to unlove them. Just care from a distance, in a type of love that does not hurt you. Usually it's not something YOU do, it just happens as time passes. That's all you can do, unfortunately, wait. Soon, you will find people who will make you feel great again, and the love you have, will make you even more loveable.
Sunshine444
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Dec 12, 2018
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I would say instead of Unlove you can detach yourself from someone and that is easy that unloving. As love is an emotions and detachment is an action. Consciously we can start detaching ourselves from the person by forgiving him or her for his or her things and also slowly going away from things that reminds him/her. Accepting the reality that decision is mutual and something good will result from it.
Finally taking efforts to look at it from the perspective where nobody is feeling hurt and love is part of that but this time love is not feeling but phase that you experienced .
isipair
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Dec 13, 2018
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This is easier said than done. First take steps to decrease and eliminate contact with the person. This includes in-person contact and electronic communication. Resist urges to reconnect. This will be very difficult during the first several months but it will take less effort over time. Next, make efforts to increase positive experiences in your life. Concentrate on yourself, your interests, your hobbies, things that you have put off in your life. Also, think about increasing your support system. Reconnect with important people in your life that you have been out of touch with. Also, open yourself up to new friendships. Finally, if you have time, think about how you can give back to others. Think about organizations you might volunteer at.
miracle26
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Dec 14, 2018
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The question is can we really unlove someone? and if we unlove do we hate? what is hate? hate is a powerful and strong word. in other words i dont think we unlove. -someone
Its hard to unlove someone while you’re still at the height of loving the person. It is even very difficult to detach yourself from someone whom you have built trust and love. We just grow and manage to use the hurt as stepping stones to create a better and stronger person. All I can deduce is that sometimes no matter how hard you force yourself to unlove someone, it is not entirely possible. You can be in denial and even find ways to hate them instead. But when something triggers you, you’d realized that the love you have for them never really went away
naturalNaturalNutella
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Jan 6, 2019
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you can't. i won't lie- its gonna hurt. if you really love this person, it will hurt for a long time. you'll think your getting better and then you'll see them with another girl or hear that he or she kissed someone else and the thought of their lips touching someones who aren't yours makes you sick to the stomach and you go home and have a good old fashioned sob. you won't feel better for a long time. they will constantly be on your thoughts- because loving someone has to count for something right? but after your body gets tired of making tears for the same person over and over again you will start to notice the stars in the sky again and the tulips on the road. and it will take a long time, maybe you'll hurt to think about it forever, but i really really hope and pray, you won't feel this broken hearted forever
miraculousIris31
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Jan 26, 2019
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You have to ask yourself are you sure you don't love this person anymore. Loving someone is hard. You put your trust and faith in that person. Only to have him or her betray you. When you are ready you will stop loving him or her. If you need to get professional help. You might want to do it. Sometimes it helps to have someone listen to you and understand what you are going through. There are no easy answers when it comes to love. One thing is for sure. You will fall in love again. Who knows what will happen hugs
FeatheredFox
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Jan 31, 2019
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Hate them with as much passion as you loved them. After everyday, think of 3 things that made you happy (anything but the person you loved) it works, I did this myself and with my friend and just thinking of three things alone can "rewire" your brain to be happy. If you find yourself thinking about them, make your mind think about the flaws in them. Make a list of "Love", "can live with" and "deal breakers" put all of the things you loved, can live with and if you put anything in Deal breakers, only remember those things about them. It's brutal, but it's the only way you can heal from them.
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