Talk:New relationship energy

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This article was nominated for deletion on 25 Oct, 2007. The result of the discussion was no consensus.

COMMENT: The exact usage of NRE compared to limerence is subtle and I think in flux. I use NRE to mean the excitement and energy that comes from limerence. In current usage (2007), "NRE" seems to carry overtones of excitement and bubbliness, slightly superficial. "Limerence" carries more overtones of wonder and depth. --Alan7388

Was on the article, so I moved it here. 69.225.18.142 05:34, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

No published source material seems available to support the connotations asserted above, which differ greatly from Tennov's descriptions of Limerence and Stewart's description of NRE. The asserted distinction may be assumed to be local to Alan7388's immediate community rather than widespread usage, pending some verification. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.106.26.161 (talk) 18:38, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Article needs proper referencing

The references used in this article do not pass WP:V, WP:RS. Furthermore, the term appears to be an neologism. Please provide better sources for this term. --Mattisse 14:56, 9 September 2007 (UTC)

The term has been used at least four times in peer-reviewed academic literature [1]. Craigtalbert 17:12, 9 September 2007 (UTC)

There is no need for an article on this topic. If there anything worth saying, it can be said at Interpersonal relationship. --JWSchmidt 19:10, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

There is absolutely a need for this article, and while it may be more helpful if it were flushed out, NRE is a valid term commonly used in the Polyamourous community.

I agree that there is a need to keep this acronym page in wikipedia. It has been used by the polyamory and open marriage community since the 1980's at least. When I was a newbie to open relationships, I searched for what NRE meant. This was in 1995. Newbies are always looking to find out what it means. If someone uses google to search for "NRE", the second result -October 24th 2007 10pm- is the wikipedia article. One of the consistent websites to list NRE is at PMM http://www.polymatchmaker.com/pmm3/main.mv?Page=acronyms&MODULE=HTML

http://www.aphroweb.net/articles/nre.htm has the history of the long standing acronym. No one in the polyamory uses limerence that I know of and I have joined over 30 USA and world wide polyamory yahoo groups and other sites. I disagree that NRE is a neologism. It has been around since the 1980's and has stood the test of a decade or more. Geothermal 05:54, 25 October 2007

The phrase is used very widely in the polyamory community. Google Groups Search for "new relationship energy" in alt.polyamory or for "NRE" shows many hits dating back to the early 1990's. Other online polyamory forums, mailing lists, etc. will also show plenty of references to this term. Most polyamory FAQs describe it as well, such as the PolyTampa FAQ, the polyamory.org acronym list, and the PolyMatchMaker Glossary. Musqrat 03:25, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

Here is a link to a book mentioned in the Reference List. http://www.amazon.com/Love-Limerence-Experience-Being/dp/0812862864/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1206122849&sr=1-1 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Geothermal (talk • contribs) 18:11, 21 March 2008 (UTC)