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.
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[Unrequited Love] A Heartbreaking Love Song About Falling for a Married Person (21–30)
I just had a love sadder than anyone else’s.Flower
A song about ending an impossible love by your own choice: Flower’s “I Just Had a Sadder Love Than Anyone Else.” It’s a supportive song for people who are thinking of ending a painful relationship.
She loves him desperately, but the woman in the song lets go so that the man can choose his other love.
She lines up excuses and soothes the man who is crying and clinging to her, but isn’t it true that she wants to cry, too? She must have been waiting for the moment she’d be loved the most… It’s heartbreaking.
AitaiKato Miria
A song born from fan-submitted advice messages, vividly portraying the feelings of a woman struggling with unrequited love.
Miliyah Kato’s straightforward lyrics, which gently embrace the delicate heart of a woman, pierce the soul in this heartbreak anthem.
“Even though I’m only looking at you, why won’t you look straight at me?” If you’ve ever felt anxious or sad about the difference in emotional temperature between you and someone else, you won’t be able to help but relate to the lyrics of ‘Aitai’! You don’t want to push too hard and have them stop seeing you, but you still want them to understand you—women’s hearts are delicate and achingly bittersweet.
[Unrequited Love] A Heartbreaking Love Song About Falling for a Married Person (31–40)
The Land of LoveKato Miria
A love story sung by Miliyah Kato, whose many love songs captivate women and won’t let go.
Even though she knows he’s married and knows he’s someone she shouldn’t fall for, instead of blaming herself for not being able to stop her feelings, she declares with a strong will, “Even if it means taking away someone’s happiness, you’re the only one for me!” It’s a very striking song.
For those who have been cheated on, it may be a difficult theme to accept, but it conveys the overwhelming force of loving someone.
Dear…Nishino Kana
This is a song by Kana Nishino that conveys the pain of bittersweet affection and unrequited love.
The plaintive piano, as if pouring out a aching heart, and the expansive development of the sound that seems to express overflowing emotions are striking.
The lyrics, which depict the movements of the heart when burdened with feelings that won’t reach their destination, further emphasize the poignancy.
By also portraying the ideal of “what if these feelings had reached you,” the song paints the suffering even more vividly.
As you listen and sort out your thoughts, you may begin to see the path you should take.
LOVE AFFAIR ~Secret DateSazan Ōrusutāzu
“LOVE AFFAIR ~Secret Date~” is the Southern All Stars’ 41st single, released in 1998.
“Love affair” is a term that means things like “affair” or “romance,” and, as the title suggests, this song is about an extramarital relationship.
It’s a song that conveys complex feelings—loving someone yet unable to give up various things—and the frailty of a man.
A Two-Hour Vacation feat. Ringo SheenaUtada Hikaru
A song that poignantly portrays the fragile relationship between the everyday and the extraordinary through a collaboration between Hikaru Utada and Ringo Sheena.
As 60s-style guitar arpeggios intertwine with beautiful strings, their voices resonate with one another.
With lyrics that evoke themes of infidelity and same-sex love, the track captured many listeners’ hearts.
It was released digitally in advance in September 2016 and later included on the album Fantôme.
Said to have been crafted by Utada with Sheena in mind, the song has also been highly praised for its polish as a pop piece.
It’s music that gently stays close to those who harbor feelings they can’t normally express.
I want to be loved.Mioyamazaki
A song that tightens your chest with Mio Yamazaki’s faint, heartrending vocals.
Even knowing it’s almost impossible to stay together, it delicately portrays a woman’s feelings as she still wishes for the future she envisions to come true.
The reason she can’t honestly say she wants to be together is a sign of her awareness that she’s hurting someone and that the relationship shouldn’t continue any further.
It’s a track that makes you think deeply about whether happiness awaits a love that comes together after hurting many people.