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The Love Bomber Trope: Rom-Com Dream to Total Nightmare

The Love Bomber Trope: Rom-Com Dream to Total Nightmare

FromThe Take


The Love Bomber Trope: Rom-Com Dream to Total Nightmare

FromThe Take

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Length:
15 minutes
Released:
Feb 8, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Love bombing has been a huge topic of conversation in recent years, and if we take a closer look, we might start to notice that the TV and movie characters who we thought were so lovable and charming are actually doing this too – from self-identified “nice guys” like How I Met Your Mother’s Ted Mosby to full on bad guys like Chuck Bass from Gossip Girl and Joe Goldberg from You. But what is love bombing, what are the signs, how does it tie into narcissism, and why is this trope in so many TV shows and movies?

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Released:
Feb 8, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

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