Difference Between Love & Limerence

Is Your Affair Fueled by Limerence, Not Love? | Dr. Joe Beam Explains

Feeling madly in love with someone outside your marriage? It might be limerence, not true love. Dr. Joe Beam breaks down limerence - the intense, short-term infatuation that can lead to risky decisions and jeopardize your relationship.

In this video, you'll learn:

What limerence is and how it differs from real love
The addictive nature of limerence and its impact on logic
How to identify if you or your spouse is in a limerence-based affair
Strategies to overcome limerence and save your marriage

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0:00 Introduction
0:02 SO YOU VE HEARD OF THE WORD LIMERENCE
0:12 WHATS THE DIFFERENCE?
0:27 IT WON'T TURN OUT HOW YOU'RE EXPECTING
1:36 THE SENSATION OF FEELING MADLY IN LOVE
1:51 UNIQUE TO THE INDIVIDUAL
3:12 FEELINGS OF ECSTACY
3:44 FEELINGS OF INTENSE JEALOUSY
4:05 FROM ECSTASY TO MISERY
4:23 HALO EFFECT
5:55 DOESN'T EVERYONE EXPERIENCE LIMERENCE?
6:16 LIMERENCE CAN BE GOOD FOR SINGLES
6:40 YOU WON'T BELIEVE WHAT ANYONE ELSE SAYS
7:00 IF SHE'S BAD HE CAN'T SEE IT
7:18 YOU WON'T SEE THE BAD THINGS
7:52 YOU MAY VILIFY YOUR SPOUSE
8:12 REWRITING HISTORY
9:07 LIMERENCE ALWAYS ENDS
9:25 IT HAS TO END
9:44 IT DESTROYS PRODUCTIVITY
10:17 LIMERENCE TYPICALLY LASTS BETWEEN 3 - 48 MONTHS
10:57 YOU START COUNTING THE COSTS OF YOUR CHOICES
11:33 I DIVORCED MY WIFE WHILE IN LIMERENCE
12:11 THE RELATIONSHIP WILL END
12:57 MY WIFE AND I REMARRIED
13:03 DIVORCE AFFECTS GENERATIONS
13:44 WHAT WILL DIVORCE COST YOU?
15:24 LIMERENT LOVE DOES NOT LAST A LIFETIME