New Year is always a time when I reflect on the concept of purposeful living and planning for the coming year. Usually that means getting all excited about new projects, new goals, and new …
Navel gazing at 400
Nicely cryptic title today. This post is the 400th post on the Living with Limerence site. That’s a lot of typing. And explains my posture I tend to use these milestones for myself - to …
Is limerence a sign that something is wrong in life?
I often take a rather negative view of limerence. The majority of articles on the site come from the perspective that limerence needs to be managed or constrained or beaten or reversed, despite my …
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Why limerents behave irresponsibly
In last week's open thread, I mentioned a phenomenon that affected me during limerence, when I could feel my sense of responsibility ebbing away during contact with my limerent object. As I described …
Case study: LO wants to be my best friend
Reader Andrew got in touch with me about a difficult dilemma: Help! I don't know what to do! My girlfriend dumped me about a month ago but she has made it clear she still wants me to be her best …
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Internal versus external drivers of limerence
One of the core principles for limerence recovery here at LwL is that limerence is happening in your head. At the most fundamental level, limerence is a consequence of neurochemistry - it's an altered …
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