True romance is respectful and empathic; love bombing is a tactic. While classical love bombing is often depicted as more grandiose and enthralling—dancing until dawn, elaborate gifts, expensive dinners or nights out—it doesn’t always look like that. With a vulnerable narcissistic person, love bombing may be about hearing their disappointment and wanting to rescue them; with a malignant narcissist it may be about constant contact, possessiveness, and isolation framed as “I can’t bear the idea of anyone else having you”; with communal narcissists it may be about being inspired by their plans
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