Life, love, and limerence
One of the abiding themes of this site is that purposeful living is the fastest way to recover from limerence, and to protect yourself against future episodes. An additional benefit of that …
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Another visit to the virtual coffeehouse, where important issues of the day get decided by important people. Today's topic is stimulated by commenter Blue Ivy. She's dealing with limerence for a …
The "rescue fantasy" was a concept first coined by Freud, to describe male clients who (in his words): ...repeatedly fall in love with a woman who is ‘of bad repute sexually’ and ‘to whom another …
Another check in at the LwL coffeehouse. It's fun to sometimes speculate about the kinds of people who make for dodgy limerent objects. It's also useful to adopt a more mocking or cynical view …
It's a curious thing, obsession. One day you meet an amazing, attractive person, maybe get to know them a little, and luxuriate in the warmth of their delightful company. You find yourself …
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Today's limerence quandary comes from C, who is coming out of her most recent limerent episode into an emotional wasteland. C is married, and has been limerent multiple times, both before and …
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