How to Recognize Love Bombing Before It Escalates

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🗓️ 13 May 2026

⏱️ 5 minutes

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0:00.0	Thank you for listening to my morning monologue.
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0:18.5	Remember, you can hear my radio program daily on Sirius XM Triamp and connect with me 24-7 at
0:26.6	Dr. Laura.com.
0:27.8	Found this great article.
0:31.9	Summarized something I warn, especially women about.
0:36.5	This was in Headway.
0:43.8	Love bombing. Oh my gosh, you women fall for this so easily, so quickly, so readily, so enthusiastically, because it's fantasy land. Well,
0:52.4	you want that, go to Disney World.
0:55.5	But in the real world,
0:58.3	reality is not filled with fantasies.
1:05.8	Intelligence, pragmatism,
1:08.2	commitment, discipline, hard work, thoughtfulness.
1:13.4	Not, it's not filled with that.
1:18.2	Okay?
1:19.0	So let's talk about love bombing.
1:21.0	What is it?
1:22.8	That's a pattern of behavior, which involves giving a ridiculous amount of attention and affection at a rate and an amount that is totally out of proportion to the current stage of the romantic relationship.
1:43.4	Why do some people do that? Because they gotcha.
1:49.5	Makes them feel good. They have what they want, control over somebody else. They have the feeling they wanted to have.
2:04.0	So within 20 minutes of meeting you, I love you.
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