Hi, All. Quick announcement: I've been contacted by a production company who are preparing a podcast on limerence and obsessive love for the LA times. They are keen to interview limerents about …
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On infidelity, moral philosophy, and commenting policy
The previous post presented a particularly thorny limerence dilemma, and inadvertently also highlighted some of the difficulties presented when discussing emotionally incendiary topics. Like …
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Case study: limerent for a close family friend
From time to time, I receive a message from someone with a particularly thorny limerence problem, for whom the usual strategies are impractical. How's this for a tricky one? "Creative limerent" …
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Withdrawal pains
Once a limerent has resolved to take control and cut contact with LO, an almost inevitable consequence is the arrival of withdrawal pains. I talk a lot about limerence being understandable as …
New Year’s resolutions that stick
It's that time of year when people look to the future, look at themselves, and resolve to improve. It's a great impulse, but it's also an unfortunate truth that most resolutions barely outlast …
Living with unrequited limerence
Oftentimes, limerence is unrequited. It may be that LO is not interested, it may be that one or other of you are unavailable. Regardless of the cause, with one sided limerence that isn't resolved, a …