Unattainable Love: A Heartbreaking Love Song About Falling for a Married Person
Even when you know the other person is married, you can’t help falling for them—and even if you’re married, you might find yourself falling for someone else.
You know in your head that it’s wrong, but you can’t stop it—maybe that’s what it means to be in love.
In this article, we’ve gathered songs that sing about those unspoken feelings and loves that don’t go the way we want.
Why not listen to tracks from people in similar situations and try to sort out your feelings? A song that resonates with your heart might show you the way to end a painful love.
- [Adultery Song] A forbidden song about an affair that sings of an impossible love
- [Unattainable Love] A love song about two people who feel the same way but can’t be together
- [An Adulterous Love] A love song about a secret affair you can't tell anyone about
- [Unrequited Love] Heart-wrenching Love Songs | A Roundup of Tear-Inducing Crush and Breakup Tracks
- [Cheating Song] A forbidden love that crossed the line — infidelity song
- A classic song about a forbidden love
- [Empathetic & Tear-Jerking] A love song about an unrequited romance
- A song of forbidden love. A love song about feelings that can't be stopped.
- Bittersweet love songs to listen to when the person you like already has a girlfriend or boyfriend
- “I Want to See You”: A love song that makes you cry when you listen to it while you can’t meet
- An empathy song to listen to when you’re hurting and feel like a 'convenient woman'
- A heart-wrenching story that tightens the chest! A Showa-era unrequited love song
- [Today's Unrequited Love Song] Guaranteed to Make Your Heart Flutter! A Sweet and Bittersweet Love Song
[Unrequited Love] A Heartbreaking Love Song About Falling for a Married Person (61–70)
just a littleIgarashi Haru

A song whose heartrending, soul-stirring vocals move every listener.
With delicate wording, it weaves a poignant love swayed by the whims of fate—encounters that come at the wrong time.
Haru Igarashi is a singer-songwriter with the unusual background of being a former police officer.
Released in March 2024, this work has drawn major attention, topping the Billboard JAPAN Heatseekers Songs chart for two consecutive weeks.
The line about pretending to like what the other person likes just to stay by their side is so earnest it tightens the chest.
worst; minimum; the lowest; awfulren

Carried by a piano melody where poignancy and fragility melt together, Ren’s translucent voice resonates throughout.
Portraying the anguish and heartache of a protagonist who can’t forget their feelings even while their lover keeps secrets, this work lays bare the inability to say anything to someone who’s crying, as well as the anxieties and frustrations lodged in both hearts.
Released in October 2022, it sparked major buzz, with a short video set against Tokyo’s night skyline—posted on social media—surpassing one million views.
With lyrics and a melody that speak to Gen Z, this song gently embraces listeners struggling with impossible love, such as affairs or unrequited feelings.
earring on the right earKoresawa

A heartrending love song about an affair that portrays a piercing, hidden longing beneath the small joys of everyday life.
Included on the March 2021 album “Pure Love Closet,” it became a talked-about track as the CM tie-in song for the audio streaming app stand.fm—one of Koresawa’s finest.
Its light pop sound is marked by a melody that somehow carries a touch of sadness.
Carefully tracing the delicate emotions of a woman who cannot leave, even while knowing where love is headed, this song reaches out to everyone struggling with complicated relationships.
In conclusion
We introduced songs that empathize with your feelings, including those about affairs and love you can’t tell others about.
Some of you may have found yourselves in tears, but sometimes a good cry is necessary to feel refreshed.
We hope you discover songs that help you stay healthy in both body and mind.


