Floodlighting is a dating trend involving the premature sharing of personal traumas to accelerate intimacy, a term originally coined by Brené Brown. While driven by a desire for connection, this behavior can create emotional distance rather than closeness. Signs of floodlighting include sharing deeply personal experiences early in the relationship, leading to discomfort for the other party. A study suggests that anxiety and social media addiction contribute to such oversharing, implying that emotional validation seeks expression through vulnerability, which may be misinterpreted in budding relationships.
Floodlighting, although originating from a desire for connection, creates emotional distance in relationships by overwhelming others with vulnerability too soon.
Oversharing personal traumas on first dates can backfire, turning the attempt at intimacy into a test that others might not be prepared for.
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