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The feeling of adrenaline one often gets when beginning a new love or sexual relationship. Similar to limerence. The term is most often used relating to polyamory. Limerence is a state of mind characterized by intrusive thinking, longing, uncertainty, hope, misperception, fantasies, and passion. ... Start of polyamory contingent at San Francisco Pride 2004. ...
The term New Relationship Energy (NRE) is claimed to have been coined by Zhahai Stewart in the mid 1980's. [1] and first used on the Usenet alt.polyamory group in a reply to a message on Thurs, Sep 17 1992 2:07 am. "We have a strong commitment to not let our love or communication "slide" in favor of a new relationship (even with the natural "new relationship energy", which we recognize and deal with);..."[2] His later description of NRE was "I see NRE as rooted in a deep instinctual aspect of our species. It's the initial "molecular binding energy" which brings individuals together into intimate couples (and larger groups), overcoming the fears, judgements, suspicions, vulnerabilities and irritations which work against forming risky new connections with what are essentially still strangers."[3] Start of polyamory contingent at San Francisco Pride 2004. ...
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