Ok~ I’ve accepted a similar relationship and it’s not exactly longing. We even talk/txt every few weeks. Our relationship was 37 yrs ago. The feeling has changed to a love for a dear friend, & that’s how I think about it. We still say “I love you (too)”. The timing was never in our favor
Beautiful. I have a few like this — saw it wasn’t a long term fit and shifted to a more platonic caring that is a bit deeper than most friendships. I’ve dated a few who felt threatened by this and I’m like um no, been there done that not ever going to work, but I can still cherish them as a person
My wife hated the college girlfriend, so I went 30 years w/o talking to her. Only recently have we reconnected. She’s a self proclaimed serial monogamist, so you never know, but she’s in a partnership right now & I’m genuinely happy she has that
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There’s long distance love, or fernliebe in German.
Otherwise I’d just call it unconditional love, love with no expectation that it be reciprocated, or physically expressed, just love for love’s sake.
Apologies if this was a rhetorical question.