
Limerence is a concept introduced by psychologist Dorothy Tennov in the 1970s, describing an intense, involuntary, and obsessive emotional attachment to a specific person. This form of attachment, often unreciprocated, can disrupt an individual’s thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, leading to declines in quality of life. According to Tennov, limerence is a more intense, more obsessive, and less healthy version of romantic love. At its core lies the individual’s desire for emotional reciprocation
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Yahya B. Keskin

Limerence is a concept introduced by psychologist Dorothy Tennov in the 1970s, describing an intense, involuntary, and obsessive emotional attachment to a specific person. This form of attachment, often unreciprocated, can disrupt an individual’s thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, leading to impairments in quality of life. According to Tennov, limerence is a more intense, obsessive, and less healthy version of romantic love. At its core lies the individual’s desire for emotional reciprocation fr
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Yahya B. Keskin