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What is limerence?
Information about limerence and how to manage it
A guide for professionals
The evidence base for limerence summarised for coaches and therapists
How to get rid of limerence
Practical steps to overcoming destructive infatuation
The essential guide to limerence
Everything you ever wanted to know about limerence and how to live with it in one handy guide
The Blog
All the latest articles about limerence and how to survive it.
Latest comments
What causes obsession with another person?
Obsession comes in different forms. Sometimes we can become fixated on a fear, or a memory, or a vice, which captures…
Catalogue shopping for online love
One of the biggest changes in the world of romance that has happened over the course of my life is the…
Case study: I think I’m a limerent object
Another limerence case study today from a reader (we’ll call her Emma) who has an unexpected role-reversal problem. Emma is a…
Courage and limerence
Regular commenter Marcia raised an interesting question in the comments section from the last post, about being hesitant to try new…
The morality of monogamy
In the last couple of posts, we’ve covered some key arguments for why monogamy exists and why it is so hard…
Why is monogamy so hard?
In the last post I laid out a case for why monogamy exists. It provoked some sturdy objections in the comments,…
Quickstart guides, community forum and online courses
All the resources we have for how to survive limerence and live with purpose. Find the support you need.
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