Dorothy Tennov

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Dorothy Tennov is an American psychologist who, in her 1979 book Love and Limerence – the Experience of Being in Love introduced the term limerence. During her years of research into romantic love experiences, she obtained thousands of personal testimonies from questionnaires, interviews, and letters from readers of her writing. These data support the hypothesis that a distinct and involuntary psychological state occurs identically among otherwise normal persons across cultures, educational level, sex, and other traits. Tennov emphasized that her data consist entirely of verbal reports by volunteers who reported their love experiences.

About

Dorothy Tennov, Ph.D. is a former professor of psychology, student of the philosophy of science, and author of three published nonfiction books. Among her other writings are a prize-wining play about life in a nursing home, reviews of books on scientific subjects, presentations at scientific meetings, and essays. Her television credits include a PBS interview with the late French novelist and essayist, Simone de Beauvoir and appearance in a 1998 BBC documentary, The Evolution of Desire. She has participated in Internet discussions on scientific and political topics while conducting research for the present work and for a forthcoming book in which she plans more fully to analyze the methodologies and philosophies of the human sciences.

References

External links

• [A short reading on Limerence]
• [Dorothy Tennov's website]
• [Book review of Love and Limerence]

 

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