When someone seems too perfect too fast, they probably are. Love bombing — overwhelming you with affection to gain control — is the first move in every manipulator's playbook. Learn to tell the difference between genuine love and a trap.
Love bombing isn't romance — it's strategy. Constant texts, extravagant gifts, 'I've never felt this way before' on date three. It feels like a fairy tale because it's designed to.
The term 'love bombing' originated in the 1970s to describe cult recruitment tactics (the Unification Church, led by Sun Myung Moon, was particularly known for it).