What is 'love bombing'?
Love bombing is a way of trapping a person by showing excessive love, care and effort. It is mostly seen in the beginning of a relationship, where the new partner does many things to make you feel special. This is then used to emotionally influence and manipulate the other person.
Signs of love bombing
Love bombing can happen in any relationship, but it is more likely to happen in newly formed relationships. To know if your partner is love bombing you, you can keep these things in mind. When someone pampers you too much and repeatedly compliments you that you are beautiful, amazing or very special to them.
Caring, showing too much love, planning for the future also come under love bombing. Apart from this, if your partner calls you continuously, pretends to care for you by always being connected and if you do not listen to him then he makes you feel guilty or unclear and tries to control your emotions.
Why is love bombing dangerous?
Love bombing can be dangerous for anyone as its symptoms appear somewhat similar to that of a healthy relationship, which means anyone can make you believe that he or she loves you very much and play the game of love bombing with you.
But there is another side to it, that sometimes the other person's feelings may be genuine, but our lack of clarity about the concept of love bombing can ruin our good relationship.
How to tell if someone is 'love bombing' you?
If you are in a relationship with someone in which you are compromising your self-esteem due to constant criticism and insults, the other person is trying to emotionally control and manipulate you, threatens you to get their point across, etc., then it means that someone is playing the love bombing game with you.
Tips to avoid love bombing
After knowing the meaning of love bombing, the question arises in your mind that how to avoid it. So if someone suddenly starts loving you and starts showing care then be careful, trust your feelings i.e. if you feel something is wrong then pay attention to it.
Maintain a boundary between you and your partner about what is acceptable and what is not. If you feel something is wrong, talk to friends and family and don't make any hasty decisions and give yourself time. Also, understand your worth.
These are some ways with the help of which you can avoid love bombing as well as betrayal in love.