When One Person Feels Like the Answer

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Research notes are linked directly from the relevant passages and appear as footnotes in this Word edition. The list below provides a consolidated set of sources for verification and further reading. Inclusion of an adjacent-field source does not mean that every finding has been directly demonstrated in limerence.

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Consolidated research sources

  1. Marshall et al. (2025), development and validation of the Limerence Questionnaire (LQ-11), SAGE. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00332941251394980
  2. U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women: domestic violence and technology-facilitated abuse guidance. https://www.justice.gov/ovw/domestic-violence
  3. U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women: stalking guidance. https://www.justice.gov/ovw/stalking
  4. Scoping review of limerence and related constructs, Springer. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11896-024-09674-x
  5. Longitudinal research on secret preoccupation and relationship quality, Personal Relationships. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/pere.12472
  6. Reference overview of obsessive relational intrusion, Wiley. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/9781118540190.wbeic089
  7. Research on self-esteem attunement in romantic relationships, PubMed Central. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8358568/
  8. Fisher and colleagues, research on the reward and motivation systems involved in intense romantic love, PubMed Central. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1764845/
  9. Research on self-expanding shared activities in romantic relationships, PubMed Central. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8170361/
  10. Review of loneliness and perceived social disconnection, PubMed Central. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3874845/
  11. Research on relationship obsessive-compulsive disorder (ROCD), PubMed Central. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4834420/
  12. Research on positive illusions and idealization in romantic relationships, PubMed Central. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6336892/
  13. Review of adult attachment processes under relational stress, PubMed Central. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4845754/
  14. Review of social connection, loneliness, and health, PubMed Central. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11403199/
  15. Review of self-expansion processes in close relationships, PubMed Central. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC13203665/
  16. Research on apology and trust repair, PubMed. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14769123/
  17. Clinical literature on dialectical behavior therapy and behavior-chain analysis, PubMed. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16470714/
  18. Whitchurch, Wilson, and Gilbert (2011), experimental research showing that uncertainty can increase romantic attraction, PubMed. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21169522/
  19. Systematic review and meta-analysis of self-compassion interventions and self-criticism, PubMed. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33749936/
  20. Published limerence case study using cognitive-behavioral and response-prevention strategies, PubMed. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34869848/
  21. Review of attachment and grief processes, PubMed. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35008028/
  22. Systematic and meta-analytic review of mechanisms of change in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, PubMed. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38615492/
  23. Meta-analysis of interpersonal supports for autonomy, competence, and relatedness in self-determination theory, PubMed. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38635183/
  24. Clinical review of exposure and response prevention for obsessive-compulsive disorder, PubMed. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40215475/
  25. Clinical research on romantic-breakup crises and relational loss, PubMed. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41618805/
  26. Meta-analysis of behavioral activation for depression, PubMed. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42492146/
  27. Research on obsessive relational intrusion and unwanted pursuit, ScienceDirect. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S135917890200068X
  28. Evans and colleagues (2026), empirical study of impairing limerence, ScienceDirect. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001691826008449
  29. Review of perceived partner responsiveness and intimacy, ScienceDirect. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352250X23000970
  30. National Domestic Violence Hotline: emotional abuse and coercive behavior guidance. https://www.thehotline.org/resources/what-is-emotional-abuse/