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Relationships
fromThe Gottman Institute
2 weeks ago

Is the Honeymoon Phase a Myth? Understanding Love's Most Romanticized Stage

The honeymoon phase produces intense biologically driven attraction that creates unrealistic baseline expectations and can impair judgment and impulse control.
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
2 weeks ago

Understanding Limerence and Obsessive Love

Limerence is an intense, persistent, obsessive form of longing that hijacks cognition and emotion, causing intrusive thoughts, compulsive fantasies, extreme mood swings, and impaired functioning.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 weeks ago

Dear Abby: This delusion about our childhood has ruined my sister's life

My sister is struggling with severe mental health issues, and so is her live-in boyfriend of 6 years. She thinks everyone she's ever had contact with was involved in human-trafficking her throughout her childhood. Abby, we grew up safe and privileged on a farm, but my sister had some severe trauma starting in our late teen years. We are now in our mid-40s. She refuses treatment and thinks there is nothing wrong with her.
Mental health
Relationships
fromPsychology Today
4 months ago

Swipe, Spiral, Repeat: OCD and Dating

OCD exacerbates dating challenges through obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors.
Limerence can mislead individuals to idealize partners while ignoring red flags.
Fear of disclosing OCD leads to anxiety about judgment during dating.
Relationships
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

I want to start dating casually. How do I turn off the illogical, hopelessly romantic part of my brain? | Leading questions

Understand the difference between love and crushes to navigate casual dating better.
Recognize feelings of limerence and how they differ from genuine love.
Relationships
fromBuzzFeed
4 months ago

I Had A Secret Teenage Romance. It Wasn't Until Years Later That I Realized What Really Happened.

Limerence is a complex emotional state characterized by obsessive infatuation and unfulfilled longing for a person.
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