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Cake day: July 13th, 2022

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  • Normal, perhaps, in the sense that it is common, but being culturally ingrained is no indication of whether it’s normal in the sense of being human nature

    This question is up for debate because some may see limerence as an evolutionary trait within humans and other creatures (like something as benign as sneezing, which can’t be good or bad in and of itself), while others may conceive of it as a social construct. I think both claims are not mutually exclusive; limerence being a social construct does not preclude its material existence, that is, it does not make it any less real; but culture definitely shapes the way we think of limerence and express it.

    I view limerence as unsustainable in the long term, but because reciprocation can transform it into genuine love I find it hard to consider it inherently pathological.

    Anways, I hope you enjoy the book in case you do read it.