#love-bombing tag

8 Ways to Spot a Romance Scammer

A romance scammer uses dating tactics and emotional manipulation to gain money, status, or other resources, so watch for reluctance to meet, love-bombing, and isolation.

Mental health

fromTiny Buddha

4 weeks ago

Work Is Not Family: A Lesson I Never Wanted but Need to Share - Tiny Buddha

An obsessive boss escalated from flattering love-bombing to intrusive, abusive behavior while leadership failed to protect the employee.

Relationships

fromPsychology Today

1 month ago

Why the Red Flags of Dangerous Relationships May Be Ignored

People often recognize red flags yet deny, minimize, or rationalize them, increasing risk in potentially abusive relationships.

Psychology

fromPsychology Today

1 month ago

What It Feels Like to Be "Loved" by a Narcissist

Narcissistic "love" is intense, self-serving idealization and love-bombing that attracts partners short-term but leads to volatility, entitlement-driven harm, and eventual devastation.

Relationships

fromTiny Buddha

2 months ago

When Friendship Is One-Sided: Letting Go of Someone Who Was Never Really There - Tiny Buddha

Healthy friendship nourishes the soul; leave relationships that manipulate, gossip, disrespect boundaries, or refuse needed communication.

Relationships

fromPsychology Today

3 months ago

The Hidden Danger of Love-Bombing in Relationships

Love-bombing is intense early affection and attention used as a manipulation tactic to gain control, signaling a red flag in relationships.

Relationships

fromPsychology Today

3 months ago

"Love Smattering"-the Unknown Cousin of Love Bombing

Occasional kindness from a narcissistic partner is often manipulative, inconsistent, and intended to regain control or trick the partner into staying.

LGBT

fromScary Mommy

3 months ago

The First Woman I Dated After My Divorce Love-Bombed Me - & I Fell For It

Love bombing pairs lavish attention and material gifts with controlling criticism and mixed signals, creating fast intimacy that masks emotional manipulation and conditional generosity.

Mental health

fromPsychology Today

3 months ago