Life, love, and limerence
A long-running unanswered question about limerence is how common it is in the general population. When she first articulated the idea, Dorothy Tennov didn't really give a clear answer. She talked …
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Another visit to the LwL coffeehouse. 'sup For newcomers, the purpose of these posts is to provide a forum for general chit chat for members of the LwL community who want to catch up and talk …
I've been thinking a lot recently about the emotional resistance that we feel when confronted with the need to change our lives. I argue - and sincerely believe - that the best cure for unwanted …
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Clara is a midlifer who - in a story familiar to regular readers - fell unexpectedly into limerence for a co-worker. Swept away by emotion, she started an affair. "I knew it was wrong but thought …
I've always been rather impressed by the fact that the original text on limerence - Love and Limerence, by Dorothy Tennov - had a cover jacket blurb by Simone de Beauvoir. I mean, talk about bragging …
Many of the relationship problems created by limerence result from a conflict between the wild fantasy ideal that limerence promises and the workaday reality of actually living with another …
