Category: Love, Relationships & Breakups

This chapter-wise summary of Dorothy Tennov's book Love and Limerence explains everything you want to know about the crazy types of infatuation that can make people kill for love.

Unrequited limerence is like waiting for a bus that will never come, but you stand at the bus stop full of hopes and dreams.

Do you love a celebrity, like an influencer? For some, this love can become an obsession that interferes with their normal lives. This is celebrity limerence.

What is limerence? How does it flood your mind with intense feelings of attraction and infatuation? Learn to recognize the signs of this powerful emotion.

It can be hard to figure out how to move forward when a relationship ends. Learn how to use the power of silence after breakups to heal and live …

Limerence and midlife crisis are two separate phenomena that can intersect in unexpected ways. Find out how.

Ghosting someone you love can be a painful experience, contrary to what many think. Know what you can do to cope with those unpalatable emotional leftovers.

Have you been ghosted by someone you love, and wondered if they still loved you? Find out if it's possible they still love you even after ghosting you.

How to break up with minimal hurt to your soon-to-be ex? How to handle it sensitively, soften the blow, and ease the way forward? And how to know when …

It's hard breaking up with someone you love, but choosing the wrong place can further complicate it. Find out where to break up with someone you love.

You don't choose toxic people consciously. Your good friends turn toxic over time. How to cut them off, without making it being rude? How to hold up after that?

Leaving someone with abandonment issues? How to make your point without getting swayed by their emotions? And handle the breakup with sensitivity and dignity?

What is a brain in love? Researchers dive into brain scans to explore how our brain processes love to uncover how the brain responds to different types of love.

Life can be full of pleasant surprises and unpleasant regrets. Learn how to avoid the ten most common regrets in life, and make the most of life.

Do you struggle to deal with friends who don't respect you, even after you've asked them many times? Then use these tips to handle them the right way.

Get a deeper understanding of reverse projection psychology and how it can lead to an erosion of individual boundaries and affect your relationships.

Shame can break people apart. Use these actionable steps from experts in family therapy and marriage counseling to heal from toxic shame in relationships.

Seeking authentic advice to make someone fall in love with you again? Find out how you may reignite the spark and emotional connection with them.

Love versus limerence - discover the differences. Learn how to avoid confusing one for the other in your relationships and build lasting connections.

Spot the definitive signs that your limerence is ending. Know the emotional and behavioral changes at the end of infatuation and the beginning of a new chapter.

Do you or someone you know is suffering from limerence? Learn about the six main limerence triggers so you can help avoid the unpleasant feelings they bring.

Limerence is obsessive longing, which is illogical and unreciprocated. Know the emotional highs and lows it takes one through in each stage. Find good advice.

Discover the impact of ADHD on emotional permanence in adults and learn strategies for improving emotional regulation and forming close relationships.

Clinginess is a need for a lot of reassurance, attention, physical closeness, and emotional support from their partner. But clingy people can build stable relationships with emotional permanence.

All your relationships have boundaries. But some of them may be toxic to you without your knowing. Learn how to set healthy boundaries in your relationships.