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It's not my argument, but I do see some validity. You suggest 'enjoy it while its there' which is excellent advice- but at the same time, simply put, life-changing decisions aren't going to sit around and wait 3 years for limerence to wear off.


    life-changing decisions aren't going 
    to sit around and wait 3 years for 
    limerence to wear off.
True, that's a tough cookie.

I guess the best choice in that case is to recognize the situation and try to rationally analyze it (e.g. "I'm not really in a good position in life to marry that women/have kids/move thousands of kilometers to a different continent to peruse this cute girl I've met 3 days ago while backpacking in the Himalayas[1]") and act accordingly - even though that's not very romantic.

Easier said than done, though.

[1] Unfortunately that one comes from personal experience.




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