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Love bombing, gaslighting, and the problem with pathologising dating talk | Dazed

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Because even in a utopia, not everyone you want is going to want you back

Words have always changed meaning, and the internet has only accelerated this process. In the last few weeks, there have been some striking examples: we’ve seen the ungallant behaviour of West Elm Caleb, an alleged ‘serial dater’ on Hinge who ghosted the women he’d been out with, feverishly discussed in terms of sexual misconduct. We’ve also seen Kanye West accused of ‘ love bombing ’ actress Julia Fox by staging a photoshoot on their first date – a gesture which she herself immediately wrote about in Interview magazine. Before you get the idea that this is a uniquely American phenomenon, the

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