While some enter new relationships with caution, others jump in quickly.
What is love bombing?
Anyone can love bomb, but the most common offenders suffer from unhealthyattachment issuesornarcissistic traits.
“Gestures tend to be thoughtful and not with an intent to impress.”
“Love bombing is also about control, creating dependency and idealization,” Spinelli adds.
“The honeymoon phase is about exhilarated burgeoning feelings of a new relationship.”
“Trust your intuition first and foremost when it comes to love bombing,” Spirit says.
“If something feels wrong, then it probably is.”
They give you constant compliments.
They bombard you with gifts.
The relationship feels intense and unbalanced.
“Love bombing goes hard and fast,” Spinelli says.
“Things will move faster than they should, which is a huge red flag.”
This is especially indicative of love bombing if the feelings are not mutual.
They expect a lot of attention.
The main goal of love-bombers is to create envy for others and garner attention and affection for themselves.
Eventually, the gifts, attention, and compliments will be replaced withgaslightingand criticism, Spinelli says.
Confiding in a support system can also be critical.
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