In the early months of a healthy love relationship infatuation usually occours, most times it involve continuous thoughts (that can be possibly controlled) of the opposite sex and wanting to spend every moment with that person. It gets better as days become weeks and weeks months and months to years and it includes friendship, commitment and respect for each other.
Healthy relationships makes both people to feel loved, cared for, and respected and allow for each person's individuality and pursuit of their own professional lives, recreational activities, and friendships outside of the love relationship.
But in the case of obsessive love romance is usually the first thing that comes to mind, the feeling of infatuation become extreme. Obsessive love can result to delusional jealousy, and people who suffer from delusional jealousy often interpret minor experiences like the listed items below as unfaithful
Coworker saying hello to their spouse
Romantic partner looking at an opposite sex passerby
Romantic partner going for business meetings with opposite sex
Romantic partner taking an opposite sex call
And lots more
In most cases the obsessed party can involve violence in trying to control such situations.
Usually people who suffer from obsessive love tends to want to spend excessive time with their love object, such that they engage in behaviors that put them in touch with their love object to an extreme degree and think excessively about them as well. They may limit how much they engage in most activities or other social relationships, it can even be as serious as not being able to work because of the thought of their love object. They can also go as far as being violent just to keep an eye on them.
Signs of obsessive love includes;
Making repeated calls and texts, to the love object
Unwanted intensive attention to the love object
A tendency to have extremely good or bad (not balanced) feelings about someone
A tendency to focus on only the positive or the negative aspects of their loved one
Attempts to monitor or otherwise control their love object's life and activities
Excessive joy, to the point of relief, when able to get in touch with or be with their love object
Trouble focusing on work, recreation, socializing, or other aspects of their lives outside of the object of their affection
Obsessively talking about their loved object
Low self-esteem/a tendency of needing excessive reassurance
HOW TO CONTROL OBSESSIVE LOVE
Controlling obsessive love can be done by counselling both parties and making sure both of them maintain a healthy relationship. But if it exceeds this, a medical attention might be needed for the obsessed party.
Source: https://www.medicinenet.com
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