unrequited
adjective /ˌʌn.rɪˈkwaɪ.tɪd/
/-t̬ɪd/ formal or humorousDefinition
› If love that you feel for someone is unrequited, it is not felt in the same way by the other person: It's just another poem on the pain of unrequited love.Reciprocating
(Definition of unrequited adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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