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The Match Was Perfect. The Third Date Was Not. | The Love-Bombing Red Flag on Dating Apps
Published 5 days, 4 hours ago
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Eleven days of "I've never felt this way about anyone." Then one small refusal, and the warmth shut off like a tap. A first-person story about love bombing: the flood of attention and affection that can arrive at the start of a relationship, and the control that can sit underneath it.
The term "love bombing" came out of writing about cults in the 1970s and is now widely used to describe this early-relationship pattern. This is a story, not a diagnosis. If something in it sounds familiar, a licensed counselor can help you sort out your own situation.
This is a fictional composite story told in the first person. Names, places and events are invented and do not describe any real person.
The term "love bombing" came out of writing about cults in the 1970s and is now widely used to describe this early-relationship pattern. This is a story, not a diagnosis. If something in it sounds familiar, a licensed counselor can help you sort out your own situation.
This is a fictional composite story told in the first person. Names, places and events are invented and do not describe any real person.