Following on from the last post on guilt, another aspect of limerence that I haven't much covered in the blog so far is the loneliness. They're linked, of course, because limerence is a guilty secret …
Sometimes love takes work
I'm not a fan of this aphorism. It's true, in the sense that all human endeavours are sometimes hard work and that love is not some magical exception that just perfectly coasts along for years if you …
The seduction of Romance
I tend to assume that limerents must all be romantics. Life certainly makes it easy - the Disney model of the one true love overlaps nicely with the idealisation of LOs. Oh, they are so very special. …
Romantic love
Busy with work, but here's another good video by Helen Fisher. Her checklist for romantic love is a near perfect definition of limerence. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoKbMPyBwF8 Bit …
Help! My partner is limerent for someone else
One of the hardest aspects of limerence to live with is developing limerence when in long-term relationship. If it's hard for the limerent, it's even worse for the significant other. If you are the …
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Article on long-term love
Following on from the post on libido, here's an interesting article in Psychology today about long term romantic love. It is possible to sustain the romantic/erotic connection for many years. It …