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 …
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Emotional resistance, limerence and purposeful living
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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Case study: Nothing works…
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 …
Limerence and the second sex
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 …
Skills for a healthy relationship
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 …
Coffeehouse: book update
As I mentioned at the beginning of the year, I'm currently writing a book on limerence, and am now well past the halfway mark and generally happy with progress. I'm working to an end of May …