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10 Questions To Consider Before Entering a Relationship
It is all about the right questions.
1. “Are they love bombing you?”
According to Cosmopolitan, “Love bombing is characterized by excessive attention, admiration, and affection with the goal to make the recipient feel dependent and obligated to that person.”
In my engineering batch, there was a girl who love-bombed me. It was just 10 days since we met, and she was already giving me all kinds of signals of massive crush and interest.
She would flirt with me heavily and I felt always slightly weird as it was just 10 days since we met. I wondered, “how could she be saying and doing all these things?”
I wasn’t aware of the term “Love-bombing” at the time. It was only later when I learned about it, I could see that she was love-bombing me.
Love bombers flood you with over-the-top actions too soon. It seems almost flattering. (I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t flattered with the love-bombing!)
But here is the thing: People who fall in love quickly, also fall out of love quickly.
If you see someone getting crazy about you too soon, don't get carried away. Run away.
“Love that is rushed can never be…