Word Ruminations - "Limerence"

Rumination has led me to discover the so-much-better-than-love alternative: "the crush."

The definition of a crush is (as defined by wikipedia):

1. A violent collision or compression (such as performed by a crusher); a crash; destruction; ruin.

2. Violent pressure, as of a crowd; a crowd which produced uncomfortable pressure; as, a crush at a peception.

3. Limerence, a short-lived, intense and usually unrequited love, sexual attraction, or infatuation.

I've decided that the word "limerence" is my new favorite word. Limerence is defined as "an involuntary cognitive and emotional state in which a person feels an intense romantic desire for another person (the limerent object)."

I shall forever more refer to anything I want or desire as my limerent object.

Many times I have mistaken limerence for love, and many times love has tricked me into believing that my crush could turn into more. At this point in my ruminations, I realize as long as there's limerence, there's life. :)