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 ...

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 ...

For most of my adolescent and adult dating life, I longed, sometimes obsessively, for someone to want me back. I would waste time and energy fantasizing about relationships with men who I inexplicably ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about relationships, personality, and everyday psychology. “Limerence” in a relationship refers to a situation where ...

Limerence is a unique phenomenon that goes beyond simple attraction. It is an overwhelming preoccupation with someone, where thoughts of them dominate our minds and hearts. It’s that inexplicable ...

Limerence describes an intense, obsessive infatuation for another person, known as the “limerent object” (LO). It often involves an intense fear of rejection and longing for reciprocation. Unlike ...