Editing Limerence (section)

=== Love addiction ===
Because limerence is compared to [[addiction]], it is sometimes compared to or contrasted with what is called "[[love addiction]]", although according to modern research all romantic love may work like an addiction at the level of the [[brain]].<ref name=":12" /><ref name=":18" /><ref name="fisher2016" /> There's an academic discussion over whether all love is an addiction, or whether "love addiction" only refers to brain processes which could be considered abnormal.<ref name=":3">{{Cite journal |last1=Earp |first1=Brian D. |last2=Wudarczyk |first2=Olga A. |last3=Foddy |first3=Bennett |last4=Savulescu |first4=Julian |date=2017 |title=Addicted to Love: What Is Love Addiction and When Should It Be Treated? |journal=Philosophy, Psychiatry, & Psychology |language=en |volume=24 |issue=1 |pages=77–92 |doi=10.1353/ppp.2017.0011 |issn=1086-3303 |pmc=5378292 |pmid=28381923}}</ref> The term has had an amorphous definition over the years and it does not yet denote a [[psychiatric condition]], but recently one definition has been developed that "Individuals addicted to love tend to experience negative moods and affects when away from their partners and have the strong urge and craving to see their partner as a way of coping with stressful situations."<ref name=":14">{{Cite journal |last1=Costa |first1=Sebastiano |last2=Barberis |first2=Nadia |last3=Griffiths |first3=Mark D. |last4=Benedetto |first4=Loredana |last5=Ingrassia |first5=Massimo |date=2021-06-01 |title=The Love Addiction Inventory: Preliminary Findings of the Development Process and Psychometric Characteristics |journal=International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction |language=en |volume=19 |issue=3 |pages=651–668 |doi=10.1007/s11469-019-00097-y |issn=1557-1882 |doi-access=free}}</ref> This definition is given in terms of a relationship, although limerence is usually unrequited.<ref name=":14" /><ref name="thelovedrug" />