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  • Love and Limerence

  • The Experience of Being in Love
  • By: Dorothy Tennov
  • Narrated by: Tanya Eby
  • Length: 10 hrs and 15 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (58 ratings)

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Love and Limerence

By: Dorothy Tennov
Narrated by: Tanya Eby
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First released more than 40 years ago, Love and Limerence has become a classic in the psychology of emotion. As relevent today as it was then, this book offers insight into love, infatuation, madness, and all flavors of emotion in between.

©1979, 1999 Dorothy Tennov (P)2020 Tantor
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Wait, this is real!?!

Loved it! Finally understood what was going on! I wish somebody else was continuing this research and could shine a light on it with respect to our predatorial online media: TikTok, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, twitch, etc.

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Well researched, compassionate, and thoughtful.

I liked the audio presentation. Information presented in manner to hold listeners interest. Well done. Subject was treated with thoroughness and respect as well as empathy.

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Insightful book

This was a very insightful book. Limerence is definitely a real thing and learning about it has enhanced my understanding of myself and human nature in general.

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Really opened my eyes.

This is a must-read for men and women alike. It explains so much about what is sold to us and what people experience. Definitely something you should have a budding teenager read.

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Much needed read

I had heard of limerance but wasn't clear on what it meant. I had heard of the book and this research and was delighted to find it on audible. If you have ever wondered what was going on with your or others’ overpassionate and overpowering feelings of what must truly be “love” and why some don't experience it the same way, here are some answers. This book should be shared with all, especially the young.

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rundown of surveys and stats

This book was very boring and not very informative about the state of limerance and how to cope with living with it. It's chapters of stats of the different kinds of limerant attraction and not much else. It wasn't helpful or interesting.

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I feel like it was too “sciency “ and technical. The stories helped break it up but not well enough. Was really hard to stay hooked on the topic.

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