A recent comment by long-time friend of the blog, Sharnhorst, has got me thinking. The thrust of his idea is that studying limerence, understanding limerence, and trading anecdotes and wisdom with …
Announcement: Launch of the Emergency Deprogramming Course
May 19th Edit: Paypal payments now enabled. I've mentioned a few times recently that I've been working on a new course to help limerents who find themselves deep in the person-addiction pit and …
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Tipping points in a limerence affair
Here at LwL we're all about the personal responsibility and purposeful living. A guiding principle for managing limerence is that it's happening in your head and so that's where the work needs to be …
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The loneliness of No Contact
I've talked before about the loneliness of limerence. The isolation associated with limerence comes in large part from feeling that it shouldn't be happening, and that it's a shameful secret that the …
How long does limerence last?
A question I very commonly receive by email (from both limerents, and the affected spouses of limerents) is: "how long is this going to last?" I wish I could give an answer. The reality, of course, …
Barriers and uncertainty
Following on from last week's post, I've been wondering about the circumstances and conditions that can push limerence into a descending spiral of addictive misery. It certainly seems to be true that …





