it helps read this watch that books the way we live now by anthony trollope roger carbury loves his cousin hetta and offers her his hand she likes him but does not love him she loves his best friend great expectations by charles dickens its a tale of scorned love pips infatuated with a coldhearted beauty estella who never returns his affection twelfth night by shakespeare orsino loves olivia but she couldnt be less interested he has to learn that his passion is selfindulgent folly winter garden by kristin hannah this isnt a love story but one of its sub plots is unrequited love the painful portrayal makes it a mustread wuthering heights by emily bront this classic tale of love rejection and revenge keeps you riveted till the very end films hum dil de chuke sanam a husband pining for the love of his wife decides to unite her with her former lover devdas to dev d an ode to indias bestknown unrequited love story between devdas and paro from bimal roy to sanjay leela bhansali to anurag kashyap take your pick fatal attraction a onenight stand becomes a married mans worst nightmare wicker park an intriguing love story about a young chicago advertising executive looking for his lost love why no isnt an option for this generation the socioeconomic structure of our society today has maximised the availability of freedom and increased the quantum of desire so expectations are also sky high young people find it difficult to accept hard reality because their mind has one kind of script while real life is another plot altogether in their minds these kids are heroes and in real life if they fail they think they will be seen as a joke thats the problem shiv visvanathan sociologist