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Shiftheads - Is It Love or Is It Love Bombing: Dr. Laurie Betito on the Line Between Affection and Manipulation
Love bombing is not about the gifts or the attention. Dr. Laurie Betito says it is about the motive and the pattern behind them.
Someone coming on fast with intense affection, constant praise, promises, and grand gestures early in a relationship can feel like exactly what you wanted. Dr. Laurie Betito says that is the point. The goal in toxic cases is to lower your defenses quickly, create dependency, and then shift to control once you are locked in. Inside existing relationships, the same behavior shows up differently: as a way to reset after conflict without resolving anything, or as a…
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