Haunted Love

by Sarafini

“In psychology, we call it Limerence, Obsessive Love Disorder, or the Halo effect. You’ve put this person on a pedestal and have made a deity out of them. You’ve taken away his humanity and made him a fantasy—he has the same effect on you as a chemical substance: cocaine or heroin—for lack of better words. Phase One: Infatuation, Phase Two: Crystallization; Phase Three: Deterioration. You’re in Phase Three. Your perfect fantasy of this man was, in fact, a fantasy, Sheena. So when he decided to step off the pedestal and do something that completely shatters your beliefs, you couldn’t handle it. In fact, your delusion was so high about this human being that the mere thought of him separating from you, you decided death was best. Over yourself, your children, your family, friends, wants, desires, everything. This human being chose to end a romantic relationship with you, and that was your response. My question to you is, why?”