Our teenage daughter is completely heartbroken over a boy who doesn't feel the same way, and my husband wants to fix it or minimize it while I want to honor her pain, and we're fighting about how much space to give this very real love she's experiencing. She's caught in the middle of our different approaches to her first real heartbreak.
More people experience this than they realize.
Parents are discovering that their child's romantic pain reveals fundamental differences in how they understand and respond to the reality of young love.
“Where Are You with Unrequited Love and Longing?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.