Daily Archives: Sunday, August 16, 2026

You know it’s not rational. You can list every reason this person isn’t right for you, isn’t available, isn’t even that invested. And none of it helps. The thoughts keep coming — the replaying, the checking, the little hit of hope every time they respond, the crash when they don’t. It doesn’t feel like a crush. It feels like something has hold of you. If this is familiar, there’s a name for it: limerence. And there’s usually a reason it’s you experiencing it this intensely, and not someone else. It’s not about them — it’s about what “love” trained you […]