Limerence refers to an involuntary cognitive and emotional state of intense romantic desire for another person. The term was coined by psychologist Dorothy Tennov to describe the ultimate, near-obsessional form of romantic love. The concept's an attempt at a scientific study into the nature of romantic love. Limerence can often be what's meant when one expresses having intense feelings of attachment and preoccupations with the love object. According to Tennov, there're at least two types of lo… (More on Limerence)