The Psychology of Love Bombing

There are ways to protect yourself from love bombers.

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First comes love, then comes marriage, here they come with a baby carriage…but wait, something suddenly went wrong. The nursery rhyme took a turn. Was it too good to be true?

Love bombing is a psychological and emotional abuse tactic used by an offender to gain and maintain control of someone and to suck them into a relationship. It involves the use of extreme flattery, praise, extravagant gifts given too soon in the context of the relationship, and intense communication that causes the target to feel loved, valued, seen, heard, and cherished immediately.

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