A short monologue (YouTube transcript) warning about 'love bombing' in early-stage dating: partners who talk about distant future plans (honeymoons, engagements, travel) soon after meeting are exhibiting a red flag. The speaker advises staying present and not falling for manufactured fantasies meant to manipulate attachment.
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The other thing that I want to talk about when it comes to love bombers is love bombers will actually talk about things that are happening in the far distant future, right? So let's say you're talking to a guy and you've just been talking to him for a couple of weeks. You maybe have gone on one date with him, and he's already talking about, oh, man, I want to take you to Paris, right? Like, you know, when we get engaged, like, our honeymoon is going to be in Hawaii, and da, da, da, da, da. If he's starting to make plans in the distant, distant future, it's a red flag. You don't want anyone to do that again. He is perpetuating this fantasy. He's making you fall in love with this fantasy so that he can do whatever he wants. It works. That's why they do it. But I want you to be here to the game, girl. I want to make sure that you understand that.
Tomorrow is not even promised, girl. Like, we saw that in 2020. Like, million. Like, million people died globally. So let's live in now. Let's live in the present, because here's the thing.