One of the main goals of this site is to help people make sense of what's happening to them during limerence. Understanding that such intense romantic infatuation is a defined phenomenon, that it has …
How can you tell if someone is limerent?
Other people's behaviour can be baffling. When someone is limerent, this principle is even more obvious. We've all succumbed to limerent madness at one time or another. Some of the classics of the …
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Coffeehouse: the problem of ego
One of the factors that can make an LO "sticky" for single limerents is the ego-bruising disappointment that we were not good enough to persuade them into a relationship. Perversely, that can make LO …
What causes a crush to develop?
Ah, the bittersweet agony of a crush. That awful mix of exhilaration and anxiety, boldness and insecurity, hope and fear, giddiness and embarrassment. For some, a crush is a stimulating and …
Why is limerence so addictive?
I recently received an email from a reader with a familiar problem. During therapy, she had discussed how limerence was disrupting her life, and received the following advice from her …
What does limerence mean for a marriage?
One of the most destructive forms of limerence is when a married person becomes limerent for someone else. There is an abundance of pain to go around: most obviously for the innocent spouse, but also …
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