[This now-recognized term was coined by Dorothy Tennov in her 1979 book, “Love and Limerence: The Experience of Being in Love.”] I’ve noticed a weird pattern, in fiction and life, about sexual encounters: Women decide they’re not attracted to a guy they’re nestling with. Limerence is not in the cards. But they go ahead and have sex anyhow. (Maureen Dowd, “What’s Lust Got To Do With It?,” The New York Times, 4/7/2018.)
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