There's nothing like falling in love. The world fills with colour, life is full of promise and possibility, your mood dances a jig, and your body fizzes with excitement and euphoria. Heady …
Limerence is in vogue
Sorry, couldn't resist the pun. The latest issue of Vogue has an article on limerence written by Fleur Britten. I had a good chat with her about limerence, neuroscience and recovery strategies, …
Unanswered questions about limerence
From time to time I speak with journalists about limerence and its implications. The latest time was just this week, and the last question she asked me was: If there was one study you could carry …
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Testosterone and limerence
Long time readers will know that I tend to investigate limerence as a physiological phenomenon - what interests me most is how the altered mental state of limerence emerges from the functioning of the …
On beauty
On holiday this week, so today's post is a repost from the olden days of the site (2017). I'm still fascinated by the neuroscience of beauty, and why our LOs become so dazzling during limerence. The …
Limerence and bonding
The relationship between limerence and sex is complicated. For most people, limerence is an undeniably romantic drive, and it therefore has a potent erotic element. For some people with a generally …