Limerence; A Narrative Collection

Through this form, I'm looking to compile a "Bible" of sorts; a collection of limerent experiences gathered from focused online communities. The goal of this collection is to build a repository of narratives for limerents to resonate and connect with. This will hopefully prompt a deeper understanding of individual experiences and fuel further healing and emotional growth.

Alongside these stories, I'm collecting demographic and social data from participants within these communities. The compiled data will be visualized using data analysis graphs which may shed some light on the social affects involved in limerence.

All responses will remain anonymous, but you will have the option to sign a name or alias to your story if you wish.

The repository - including graphs - will be posted on the r/limerence subreddit by June 21st, 2025 in the form of a Google Document. Everyone will have access to view and add notes or reflections to this document. The form will remain open indefinitely, and I will update the repository and statistical summaries monthly.

If you would simply like to add your story to the repository or you are adding a second LE to the repository, please fill out the consent questions on this page and skip to Section 4!

If you are looking to participate in data collection as a control; a non-limerent, please only fill out Sections 2 and 3 and submit the form.
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Form Summary
Focus areas of each section will be detailed below.
All questions and sections will be optional so that you can contribute what you wish
Times given are just suggestions, you may take however long you need for each section
Sections 2 and 3 will not be featured in the document

Section 1 (5min)
  • Information and Consent
Section 2 (5min)
  • Your Demographic Data 
Section 3 (5min)
  • Self Reflection
  • Quick clinically recognised tests of self-esteem and depression
Section 4 (10min)
  • Relationship with LO
  • Surface Level Timeline of LE
Section 5 (Variable)
  • The form will conclude with a written deep dive into your LE which may be any length, take any tone, have any structure. Go crazy. No limitations, no restrictions. 
  • This is the main body of what will be featured in the document! 
Glossary of Terms

LE = limerent experience/episode (a period in which a limerent is beset by limerence)

LO = limerent object (the person that limerence is focussed on)

NC = no contact

SO = significant other

FOO = family of origin

EA = emotional affair

PA = physical affair

The Glimmer = the first moment of recognition that a person is a potential LO

I consent to the use of my responses to Sections 2 and 3 in data visualization (graphs). *
I consent to the feature of my responses to Sections 4 and 5 in the finalized document. *
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