THIS Is The Dismissive Avoidant When They’re Infatuated: Limerence & Avoidance Explained

THIS Is The Dismissive Avoidant When They’re Infatuated: Limerence & Avoidance Explained

August 24, 2026 · 10 min

About this episode

Thais Gibson explains the experience of Dismissive Avoidants with limerence and the differences between infatuation and genuine love.

In this episode, Thais Gibson explains how Dismissive Avoidants experience limerence and why intense infatuation is often very different from developing genuine love or emotional connection. She explores limerence as a subconscious coping mechanism that causes us to idealize someone based on the unmet needs and traits we project onto them, rather than who they truly are.

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