Romance plot
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Romance plot
1) intense fixation on whether your feelings are reciprocated and
Substack • The Agony of Eros: On Limerence - By Ava - Bookbear Express
Any experience of love holds within it a dimension of dependence. In fact, dependence is an essential ingredient of connection. But it’s a producer of terrific anxiety, because it implies that the one we love wields power over us. This is the power to love us, but also to abandon us. Fear—of judgment, of rejection, of loss—is embedded in romantic l... See more
Esther Perel • Mating in Captivity
Crushes can be more about projection than attraction.
Hallstrom-Conkright emphasizes that we often project a series of valued attributes onto an individual and then attach strong positive feelings to the image we created. Projections can be complicated and irrational, and the feelings resulting from these projections can be quite dramatic. She adds ... See more
Hallstrom-Conkright emphasizes that we often project a series of valued attributes onto an individual and then attach strong positive feelings to the image we created. Projections can be complicated and irrational, and the feelings resulting from these projections can be quite dramatic. She adds ... See more
Liana Lozada • Here's What Your Crush Really Says About You
What emerges time and again are portraits of people who desperately crave love and want to keep their relationships intact at any cost, but their fear sabotages any attempt at intimacy and is causing their relationships to fail. They struggle to engage with hobbies because they never believe their work is of any worth.