“This library is a grand gift to the world!”

Ditto. I second your sentiments here, Jaideux. 😛

I suppose limerence has been around since time immemorial. But how limerence intersects with people in a particular time and culture is fascinating. For example, in Tennov’s day, there was no social media. And people probably had slightly different reference points when discussing romantic love. (Different hit movies maybe?)

I like how you delve deep into the emotional side of things. Some of us have a hard time making sense of our emotions, so it’s great to have a little help along the way. Also, I like how you’ve addressed why certain LOs might be inconsistent. Tennov doesn’t really talk about why some people behave inconsistently…

A really wonderful resource, all in all. Thank you! 🙂

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNPb3pt4gnM

“Don’t get me wrong
If I fall in the ‘mode of passion’
It might be unbelievable
But let’s not say so long
It might just be fantastic
Don’t get me wrong”

To me, this was what limerence was all about. The early exciting, anticipating phase of the LE when it held nothing but promise. You didn’t know what to expect but you couldn’t wait to find out. Just like the song says.

When it comes to rock babes of the 80s, Chrissie Hynde is right up there.

DrL,

There are a couple of other groupings if you ever do a Part II to this topic, Post Limerence, a collection of case studies, limerence horror stories.

Keep up the great work!