Life, love, and limerence
I've written many times about the impact on a marriage of developing limerence for someone new. It's an existential threat under the worst conditions, and a serious hardship even in the best-managed …
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In the last post, we discussed the many problems of dealing with limerence in marriage, and the emotional storm that betrayed partners have to contend with. One of the chief difficulties in …
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One of the commonest situations where limerence becomes a destructive force in life is when it happens within the confines of a marriage. Unsurprisingly, I've written about this scenario many times in …
This week's dilemma is from a reader who is not themselves a limerent, but discovered the phenomenon to her cost when her husband became besotted with another woman: My husband changed personality …
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Today's case study comes from Ann, who is understandably upset about the situation she finds herself in. My husband of twelve years has been going through what I thought was a midlife crisis for …
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Some of the most distressing messages I get are from people who have been betrayed by a partner who has become limerent for someone else. I've written about this topic several times in the past, …
