
Why it can be sublime to love someone who doesn’t love you back
Unrequited love might be bitter and painful, but it is also the ultimate expression of your humanity. Don’t fight it
by Alexandra Gustafson
Alexandra Gustafson is a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Canada Graduate Scholar and a PhD candidate in philosophy at the University of Toronto. Her research focuses primarily on the phenomenology of love, especially romantic love. She is co-founder and co-organiser of the Mental Health & Disability Network, a disability visibility initiative that connects philosophy graduate students internationally.