The term “limerence" has been around since the 1970s, but it’s been gaining traction lately, so if you haven’t heard of it yet, you likely will. Although it’s easy to think of limerence as a big crush ...

Limerence is more random, confusing, and obsessive than a crush. People on TikTok have been sharing their limerence experiences and solutions. A therapist said people with ADHD and autism are more ...

Neuroscientist Tom Bellamy admitted to experiencing his dangerous attachment to a colleague when he'd been happily married ...

Daydreaming about your future wedding, doodling someone’s name in your notebook, and making googly eyes at a person is totally normal. At first glance, all of these practices define a healthy, ...

Limerence is a psychological state of intense romantic obsession marked by emotional highs, anxiety, and constant thoughts ...

While the longest lasting, the artist was one of many people who took up a lot of real estate in McCracken’s mind. She would spend hours thinking about these people, idealizing them as perfect ...

Though limerence—a.k.a. obsessive longing—has become a sort of buzzword recently, it’s actually a pretty well-worn concept; there are endless literary examples of weepy protagonists investing way too ...

After a breakup there’s the expectation that you’ll eventually move on. But what if you can’t? What if the impulse to think about an ex became all-consuming – months, even years later? What if it ...

Overwhelming, distressing, all-consuming: this little-known form of romantic longing can have a devastating impact. Tom Bellamy, a neuroscientist, was happily married when he developed feelings for ...

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