Helen Fisher, one of the most influential writers and researchers in the field of love, died at the end of August. It’s taken me a while to hear the news. There are some good obituaries that focus …
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The madness of limerence
In the last post I made the case for limerence causing a collapse of self-discipline, which I termed "appetite supremacy", and outlined some of the bad consequences that can follow. They are pretty …
Calling all London limerents
Hi Folks. Now I'm out as myself, I'm starting to do some in-person events. The first one is in London on October 17th: If you've ever fancied spending an evening discussing love, and can …
Why limerents behave irresponsibly
In last week's open thread, I mentioned a phenomenon that affected me during limerence, when I could feel my sense of responsibility ebbing away during contact with my limerent object. As I described …
Coffeehouse: open thread
It's been a busy week for me this week, and one of those times where I've abortively started two or three possible posts, but somehow not quite got all the ducks in a row. Sometimes the ideas just …
Dodgy limerent objects
At various times over the years, I've written about the difficulties presented by becoming limerent for certain types of people. The dodgy LOs. The characters that make it hard to get over a limerence …