""Limerence is a state of romantic obsession where you want something so badly, but it doesn't want you back," she explained. "I'm obsessed with legumes; they occupy my brain 24/7. I guess they do love me back because they did save my life, but are they knocking at my door saying, 'Madeline, I love you, please be my wife?' No, they're not. Do I wish they were? Yeah, I do.""
""Beans can do anything," she said. "They're affordable. They're great for the planet. Beans are the best food ever, and I just want people to eat more of them so badly that I make a fool of myself on the internet about i"
Madeline Schapiro, known as Bean Supporter, promotes legumes with eccentric social-media activism aimed at increasing bean consumption. She runs an Instagram account with about 29,000 followers and a Substack with over 1,000 subscribers from Berkeley. She calls her passion "legume limerence," defining limerence as romantic obsession and saying legumes occupy her thoughts constantly. She credits legumes with saving her life and highlights their affordability and planet-friendly qualities. She bought a ring light second-hand but avoids off-brand imagery. She dislikes filming yet deliberately makes a fool of herself online to advance bean advocacy.
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