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Unrequited Love and Infatuation

Unrequited Love and Infatuation. Limerence or infatuated love is a state of mind resulting from unrequited love. Although most people feel intense euphoria and experience the release of dopamine, oxytocin, and elevated levels of testosterone and oestrogen at the beginning of a relationship, these hormone levels eventually return to normal after six to twenty-four months. However, those who suffer from

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Limerence and Unrequited Love

Limerence and Unrequited Love. The first time is always the worst. The worst fall, the most pain. It gets messy and passionate, even obsessive. We’re of course discussing the all-consuming and universal experience of unrequited love here. Several studies have been done to uncover the mechanisms that make our hearts tick. The triangular theory of love explains that we endure

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