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Love Bombing

When someone comes back all of a sudden to shower you with over the top displays of affection, flirtation, etc. They have been “hot and cold” with you over and over— in your life one minute and then ghosting you the next without warning.

This CAN BE a manipulative, narcissist tactic; used to see if they still have a “hold” on you. Makes you disposable to their discretion when they’re bored.
“Omg Charles just texted me again! It’s been two months! He’s asking me to go out to dinner with him and is being so cute, I’m so excited!”

“Girl, you know he’s just love bombing you. He ghosted you a hundred times and is talking to like three other women on Instagram. He’s just thirsty and wants benefits from you.”
by OverItB July 9, 2019
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When someone tells you they love you after a short period of dating or not dating at all. Drawing in the person to manipulate them to make them think they're cared for right before you break their heart
"He told me he loved me. We've only been talking for a week, but we click so well! Maybe I say it back so he feels loved!" "No don't do that! He's love bombing you! If you say it back, he wins!"
by Hazel always February 2, 2022
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It's when one person shows affection to the other, but in an excessive way.
Pimp and gang members often use "love bombing" to control their victims.
by kazuri February 24, 2018
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Behaviour by members of a religious cult towards potential recruits, whereby the members of the group are at first reluctant to bring up their dogmas or even their cult membership, but try to look sexy or warm-hearted or open-minded (favourite New Age buzzword). Once the new member is befriended, out come the wacky conspiracy theories, the cult line on sex and so on.
She was fifty if she was a day, busty and dressed in sensual scarlet, and asking me about my girlfriends. She was love bombing, of course. She finally got drunk and let slip she was a born-again Christian about two hours later.
by Fearman December 16, 2007
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And that’s why I love you and what you do because you’re the good one and me? I’m also the good one. We’re both the good ones. You’re a master of what you do because it make it look like my ideas are being opposed without me being exposed as a charlatan. It lends to my credibility in spite of the fact that what you’re saying is critical”
Hym “That’s what a Narcissist does. Love-bombing. He’s a narcissist. Just ask Teal Swan (who is NOTa cult leader and is an absolute gem... maybe... possibly not. I don’t really know). Narcissist. And he has a frowny-face about the A.I. thing because the thing I said might actually work because I’M THE THING I SAY I AM. A Genius. Hurray me!”
by Hym Iam November 26, 2022
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spoiling you with love, making you feel cared for and making you think they want you. then out of the blue they stop, ghost you, or even block you with no warning.
“omg he told me he loved me and we haven’t even talked for 20 weeks!”
“girl he’s love bombing you, don’t fall for it
by user1093773729 September 2, 2023
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*reading instagram comments on a post about a woman saying shes in love with a guy after knowing him 3 days*
Random sexist: "Men in there love bombing stage"
104 replies: "if you read the post, it's a woman" "look again ma'am" "that's written by a lady dawg"
by Brown County ball snatcher November 5, 2023
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