Everyone who knew him could see it: obsessive attachment had become the center of his life. It was as if he had no identity of his own, as if his entire existence was bound to the other person.
The very first thought upon waking was of them. Throughout the day, his mind was constantly occupied with them. He checked his phone repeatedly, followed their activity on social media. This intense focus was the very definition of what psychology calls limerence.
Even when meeting friends, the conversation always drifted back to them. If a message didn’t arrive, he grew anxious; even the smallest delay felt like a sign of rejection. The growing anxiety inside him was less about love and more about obsessive infatuation.
Jealousy, possessiveness, and constant monitoring began to wear down the relationship. Yet he was unaware, because he had surrendered his entire being to this bond. He was hypersensitive to rejection, experiencing even the slightest distance as a crisis.
Watching him, one could see how obsessive attachment slowly consumes a person. What remained was not love, but dependency and anxiety.