Definition of "unrequited love" []

• Love that is not reciprocated, even though reciprocation is desired. (noun)

Wiktionary.org : Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

• "True friendship resting only on virtue (amicitia honesta) demands undeniably a love of benevolence, which seeks only the happiness and well-being of the friend, whereas the friendly exchange of benefits rests upon a utilitarian basis (amicitia utilis) or one of pleasure (amicitia delectabilis), which presupposes a selfish love; still the benevolent love of friendship must be mutual, because an unrequited love becomes merely one of silent admiration, which is not friendship by any means."