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Limerence is the state of being 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. In this illustrative book I depict abstractions that arose from my research into the realm of desire and idealization of others. Select excerpts are shown below.