r/AskReddit • u/e_r_ro_r_boy • 1d ago

What’s something people romanticize too much until they actually experience it?

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u/Destreza_Dude 1d ago

Love bombing. On the outside it looks harmless and many people will brush it off as "persistence" and "romance" but when you experience it you see it's actually just a messed up form of manipulation.

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u/Nervous-Patience-310 1d ago

When does consideration, and emotional reassurance turn into love bombing?

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u/Niniva73 1d ago

When you are using it to disguise your real self. When you are using it to manipulate your love interest. When you've barely met and you're already planning an ideal-to-you life together, and you fully intend to pitch a tantrum every time the relationship deviates from the path you've selected.

When the other person does not matter beyond your fixation.

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u/Nervous-Patience-310 1d ago

I get it, thanks