have you experienced limerence
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limerence
- yep76.2%
- no but it seems familiar11.7%
- no and it sounds insane10.1%
- (other-- comment)2%
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didnt occur to me to put a "yep and it was great" vs "yep and it's insane" options bc as a limerence-prone person it feels very much both, but on balance insane and miserable and seems to preclude having healthy relationships
but i may be wrong
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honestly a large part of me is still like “limerence is the point of living”
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same tbh but also that part goes mercifully dormant when i'm in a relationship 😂 it does feel like a bit of a void though? like where is the excess obsessive energy meant to go? why isnt there a healthy way to idolize another person?
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maybe it is for art
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Limerance is wonderful but becoming attached to it is a form of addiction. The point of limerance is to build the beginning of love, whether to romantic partners, friends or even your new baby. Once limerance wears off (6-36 mths) the hard work of building relationship begins
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!! excellent assessment
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