Life, love, and limerence
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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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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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 …
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 …
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 …
Life is stressful. By the time people reach adulthood, they have generally developed a suite of methods for coping with stress, avoiding stress, or reducing stress. Some of these coping strategies are …
