"It started fast. Too fast, in hindsight. She said she liked to go big when she cared about someone. I mistook that for kindness. She showered me with expensive gifts I never asked for: a designer bag and necklace, practically an entire new wardrobe with clothes that fit her taste, and she even offered to pay my monthly bill on a new three-row car so all four of our kids could fit."
"She'd tell me that I was the most beautiful woman she's ever seen, but follow it up with telling me I should get a less boring haircut, try fillers in my laugh lines, gain some weight, and wear more stylish clothes. She'd plan a romantic getaway and then tell me she's 100% in when we're together but 75% out when we're not. When I asked for clarity, she couldn't explain it."
After a divorce, a woman sought connection and encountered a whirlwind romance marked by extravagant gifts, luxury trips, and offers to cover big expenses. The relationship accelerated quickly and felt intoxicating after years of emotional sidelining. Affection came with conflicting messages: lavish praise alongside critiques of appearance, inconsistent emotional availability, and vague explanations when clarity was requested. Generosity functioned alongside subtle reminders of obligations and created doubt about expectations. Love bombing is presented as affection weaponized through curated vulnerability to fast-track intimacy while obscuring manipulation and power imbalances.
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