Limerence

Journal, Day 12

The day before departure from Perm, my spiritual mother advised me to beware of inevitable limerence among passengers. It would be the time spent together as well as the danger that would create obsessions and often unlikely romances. She warned me of unwanted attachments my charges may develop for me as their leader, but also of the attraction I may feel should subconscious needs become triggered. “These feelings are often delusions,” she warned. “Steer clear.”

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