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VERSUS MERETRICIOUS RELATIONSHIPS
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By Staff Reporters
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Limerence is an intense romantic obsession that can feel all-consuming, marked by daydreaming and emotional highs. It’s often mistaken for love, though it may not lead to a lasting relationship.
Limerence is a state of mind resulting from romantic feelings for another person. It typically involves intrustive and melancholic thoughts, or tragic concerns for the object of one’s affection, along with a desire for the reciprocation of one’s feelings and to form a relationship with the object of love.
According to colleague Dan Ariely PhD, the focus in limerence is more on idealization than on genuine connection, making it feel overwhelming but often one-sided.
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Meretricious, on the other hand, describes a situation where two people live together in a relationship that resembles marriage but lacks the official legal status of marriage. This means they may share a home, finances, and a life together, but they haven’t gone through the legal process to be recognized as married. This concept is often discussed in family law and property law, especially when these “live-in-lover” relationships come to an end.
When a meretricious relationship ends, it can lead to disputes about how to divide shared property and whether one partner should provide financial support to the other. Courts look at several factors to help decide these issues. For instance, they consider how long the couple has been together, how they managed their finances, and whether they intended to be committed to each other like a married couple. These factors help the court understand the nature of the relationship and the expectations of both parties.
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