Duration: Limerence is usually fleeting, whereas love grows over time. Intensity of Emotion: Limerence entails more intense and erratic emotions, whereas love involves a more stable emotional ...

Limerence involves an obsessive infatuation with a specific person. This individual’s feelings toward the person with limerence are typically unclear. This can cause the individual with limerence to ...

In her latest film "Marry Me" (out Friday), Jennifer Lopez's character decides to marry a random concert-goer (Owen Wilson) she spots in the crowd. While it's a less-than-ordinary scenario, it raises ...

How an intense longing for a romantic connection can lead to a serious addiction. By Amanda McCracken Amanda McCracken is a freelance journalist and essayist writing a book about limerence based on ...

It’s the lim-bo of love. Sure, nursing a crush on a cute coworker, a smoking hot schoolmate or the gym dreamboat is sweet. But that taste for the apple of your eye can quickly turn into a sour ...

When David* logged onto my Zoom class in the spring 2021 semester of my senior year of college, I was elated. We’d “met” virtually in another class the previous semester, but lost touch during winter ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." When David* logged onto my Zoom class in the spring 2021 semester of my senior year of college, I was ...

Limerence is a word used to describe an experience of infatuation and obsession that can create feelings similar to what occurs when someone is falling in love. However, limerence is not love, this ...

Romance is one of the most complex and varied experiences, and within its spectrum, there's a phenomenon known as limerence. Ever heard of it? This concept, introduced by psychologist Dorothy Tennov ...

If we’re honest with ourselves, we all have that one person we’ve always wondered about, or never quite been able to move on from. If it feels clichéd, it’s a clichéd for a reason —there’s something ...