rarching theme pervasive social influence where the actions of one person influence the thoughts and actions of the other, "In unrequited love, each person's emotions and other outcomes are heavily dependent on the other's acts."(p378) There is also conservatism in what the "Would be Lovers" think of the "Rejectors", it was said that even after the "Rejectors" had rejected them the "Would be Lovers" still continued to believe that the relationship that they were involved in was stable and that they were still attracted to the "Rejectors".Another of the overarching themes is accessibility which is the processing principle that the information that is most readily available generally has the most impact on thoughts, feelings, and behavior (Smith & Mackie). Scriptlessness is one of the major points of discussion in the article, this is where accessibility is involved. Scriptlessness is a word the authors used to describe the accessibility of information that is available to the "Would be Lovers" and the "Rejectors" about their given position in the relationship, "...The aspiring lover has a wealth of scripted guidelines to follow ...","...One can probably hear a song about unrequited love in almost any American house within any hour, simply by turning on the radio. A seemingly endless stream of books and movies has portrayed aspiring lovers persisting doggedly to win the hearts of their beloveds."(379). This is saying that the "Would be Lovers" have something of an advantage over the "Rejectors" in the sense that they have been taught how to act and react to the "Rejectors" . Whereas the "Rejectors" don't have any role models to demonstrate coping strategies. "Therefore the rejector is abruptly cast in an unscripted role of inter personal villain, and so one may predict that the rejector would find considerable uncertainty and ambiguity about how to act." (p380) Basically all this is saying is that "Rejectors" have little or no ...
