Let’s talk about feelings. Feeeelings… oh, oh, oh, feeeelings…
I’ve got mixed feelings right now. Should I get poetic and go on about my deep feelings —like my limerence for chocolate— or explain why I’m heartsick over my tomato plants?
—You'd better stick to day-to-day feelings. That’s probably more practical. So… how do you feel today?
Oh man, I’m worn out.
— That’s not a feeling.
Okay, okay.. Mmm... I’ll start with happiness: I feel so happy when I eat ice cream!
— That’s more like it!
Shut up. You’re killing my streak and ruining my motivation!
— Why are you so excited? You sound like you’re having a hit of elation.
More like exhilaration, buddy. Wait—where was I going with this?
— To Pandora’s box?
Pandora who? Are you trying to confuse me?
—No need for that. You’re puzzling yourself.
Come on, man, show a bit of empathy for a change...
— Sorry, not in the mood. Maybe tomorrow I'll be more excited about your nonsensical joy. But for now, I'm just relieved to end this mirthless conversation.
I've never heard the word limerence before. I like collecting new words so thanks for introducing it to me!
Hi, @schmamie. I think it means something similar to "infatuation". I'm not going to use it, but it's good to know what it means if a come across it. Thanks so much!
I'd never heard limerence before either, so I asked the dictionary and had a laugh. It translates to the German word "Limerenz". So now I learned an English and a German word in one go. :)
Hi, @CloudyDe. This is pretty interesting. "LImerence" is a word that a psychologist made up for one of her books in 1979: Love and Limerence – the Experience of Being in Love (Dorothy Tennov) So it's a neologism. Actually, it still isn’t officially recognized in most dictionaries, so I'd say is kind of rare.
Thanks for the info @Coral.