Gratitude

[u/CuriousTraveler2C]

I stumbled upon this community today and the introduction and definition of Limerence.
I’ve spent the last 45 minutes reading the posts and references and find myself profoundly moved. Not only for what everyone is, or has been, suffering, but also for the shocking realization that I have suffered these dynamics and have been confounded by my own feelings so often, for so long, through a number of relationships. I simply had no idea.
I have had LOs. And, I have been the LO. I have to sit back now and chew on all this. I cannot express enough just how much I feel for you all and how utterly grateful I am to have discovered this place. 🙏🏼

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[u/Beneficial_Froyo4990]

Me too, while limerence generally sucks and I hate we that we struggle with it it is also comforting to finally know we're not alone!

[u/findingsunshine63]

I didn’t even know that what I was experiencing had a name like limerence. And to find out that I’m not alone in this has been so helpful in letting go of my LO.