Like any great play, the third stage of limerence provides a twist. These intense feelings can't last, though. On this episode of Relationship Radio, we'll take a look at the reasons why they don't last and what happens when limerence ends.
If your spouse says, “I’m in love with someone else”, is that a valid kind of love? Is it what people call true love? Does it mean your marriage is over? Or is it this thing that we call limerence?
In this episode of Relationship Radio, Dr. Joe Beam interviews a couple who were able to overcome a limerent affair and build a stronger marriage than ever before.
Limerence is the feeling of being madly in love, but is it true love or a chemically produced feeling that doesn't produce a long term relationship? Dr. Beam discusses these topics and related details in this informative video.
What happens when an affair ends abruptly?
You are not quite sure how you got yourself into the affair, and even less sure about how to end an affair. You love your paramour but hate the sneaking and cheating. So constantly, you vacillate between ending the affair and giving yourself totally to it.
Though limerence by its very nature is relatively short-lived (typically lasting somewhere between 3 months and 36 months) it is a very real and intense emotion/feeling. When a person decides to leave a limerent relationship, or if they are the one abandoned by the other, the emotions don't immediately disappear.