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prettygoodwordlimerence - n., the emotional excitement of falling (or being) in love.
That giddy feeling as you're tipping over the edge. Or as the OED puts it, "The state of being romantically infatuated or obsessed with another person, typically experienced involuntarily and characterized by a strong desire for reciprocation of one's feelings but not primarily for a sexual relationship." Coined in 1977 by Dorothy Tennov out of no roots. Predictably, Wikipedia has more.
---L.
That giddy feeling as you're tipping over the edge. Or as the OED puts it, "The state of being romantically infatuated or obsessed with another person, typically experienced involuntarily and characterized by a strong desire for reciprocation of one's feelings but not primarily for a sexual relationship." Coined in 1977 by Dorothy Tennov out of no roots. Predictably, Wikipedia has more.
---L.
