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- limerence
- (noun) : A psychological state that involves persistent obsession for and compulsion toward another person, characterized by involuntary and intrusive thoughts, anxiety, physical and subjective distress, emotional dependence, and impaired functioning.
- I must be in limerence because what I'm suffering from feels a lot like a love-addiction and even a love-madness at times.
—Dorothy Tennov, Love and Limerence, 1979
- Submitted by: Albert Wakin & Duyen B. Vo from Connecticut on Dec. 17, 2007 11:27
- (noun) : a longing to be in a perfect romantic relationship with another specific person, generally not related to physical attraction, but rather with the degree to which a limerent person (a "limerent") perceives another as an ideal mate.
- Judy was more of a limerent than a lover, always seeking someone to fulfill emotional needs that had little to do with her libido. (my sentence)
—coined by Dorothy Tennov, book Love and Limerence, 1977
- Submitted by: jonathan keith sheriff from California on Oct. 26, 2005 01:32
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