The term “limerence" has been around since the 1970s, but it’s been gaining traction lately, so if you haven’t heard of it yet, you likely will. Although it’s easy to think of limerence as a big crush ...

While the longest lasting, the artist was one of many people who took up a lot of real estate in McCracken’s mind. She would spend hours thinking about these people, idealizing them as perfect ...

Relationship experts break down the meaning, causes, signs, and stages of this phenomenon. Reviewed by Minaa B. Limerence feels like love but involves obsession and intrusive thoughts that overwhelm ...

It’s the lim-bo of love. Sure, nursing a crush on a cute coworker, a smoking hot schoolmate or the gym dreamboat is sweet. But that taste for the apple of your eye can quickly turn into a sour ...

Anna checks her phone dozens of times a day, waiting for a message that never seems to come. A glance, a pause, or even a single word from the man she desires is enough to keep her awake at night, ...

If we’re honest with ourselves, we all have that one person we’ve always wondered about, or never quite been able to move on from. If it feels clichéd, it’s a clichéd for a reason —there’s something ...

This is a story that starts with you, in kindergarten, placing your mat next to the boy you like at nap time. When you get to sixth grade, you cross your fingers under your seat—hoping to see his name ...

I’m very good at having a crush. Like most well-honed skill sets, this is one I developed young. It started when I was seven; ...

They are the real person who is simultaneously a figure of fantasy, whose every appearance is destabilizing, whose every utterance must be decoded. For one thing, she has to deal with skeptical, ...