Glad to Be Unhappy

There has been so much talk about LOVE in my circle of friends at the moment. Some want it, some have it but don't want it, some don't realise they have it and still think they want it, and some just don't want it. Well, to be honest, I don't think anyone doesn't want it... they just pretend they don't.
But I'm not talking about the general LOVE that is enjoyed by all, but the romantic LOVE that seems to be only enjoyed my masochists.
To be in LOVE is to be in constant fear that it might end. It's like a drug. You know it's bad for you because you can't control it, but for those few minutes when you get your hit... it's like being under heaven's spotlight. But when the light fades and life intrudes, LOVE becomes a hassle. Those who have it sit in their smug little towers and try desperately not to leave them. Those who don't spend their time trying to scale the walls and be allowed in, while trying not to seem to desperate. Both states require so much work!
Unrequited LOVE is the answer. Just LOVE someone who won't ever LOVE you back. You get all the anguish of not having someone LOVE you, but with all the smugness of being in LOVE. People feel sorry for you, but secretly jealous because you are in complete control of this LOVE. You don't have to worry about the other person's feelings because you already know they don't exist, therefore they won't change. If you decide not to be in LOVE anymore, then that's easy too because you have nothing invested in this person. And it's a great excuse to give unwanted suitors.
So, I am going to start suggesting all my friends find someone to be in LOVE with, but someone completely unobtainable. So then we'll all be happily miserable ever after!

Lyrics to Glad to be Unhappy by Rodgers and Hart.

"Fools rush in, so here I am
Very glad to be unhappy
I can'�t win, but here I am
More than glad to be unhappy

Unrequited love�'s a bore
And I'�ve got it pretty bad
But for someone you adore
It'�s a pleasure to be sad"