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Blending memoir, literary exposition, and revealing case studies, a powerful, surprising, and empathetic cultural and psychological exploration of one-sided romantic obsession The summer Lisa A. Phillips turned thirty, she fell in love with someone who didnt return her feelings. She soon became obsessed. She followed him around, called him compulsively, and talked about him endlessly. One desperate morning, after she snuck into his apartment building, he picked up a baseball bat to protect himself and began to dial 911. Her unrequited love had changed her from a sane, conscientious college teacher and radio reporter into someone she barely recognizedsomeone who was taking her yearning much too far. In Unrequited, Lisa A. Phillips explores the tremendous force of obsessive love in womens lives. She argues that it needs to be understood, respected, and channeled for personal growthyet it also has the potential to go terribly awry. Interweaving her own story with frank interviews and in-depth research in science, psychology, cultural history, and literature, Phillips describes how romantic obsession takes root, grows, and strongly influences our thoughts and behaviors. Going beyond im

Who reads Unrequited: The Thinking Woman's Guide to Romantic Obsession?

Author

Phillips, Lisa A.

Publisher

HarperCollins Publishers

Published

2015

Language

EN

ISBN

9783220035137

Category

self-help

Subjects

Social Science, Psychology, Romance

Rating

3.74 / 5 (227 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14