Major love bombing before we've even met

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I've been talking to a man online for the past two weeks and we were scheduled to meet this week.

Unfortunately this all coincides with a new and pretty scary diagnosis I've just received and am still coming to terms with, after we 'met' online.

He just doesn't stop texting and calling. Constantly. It's blatant love bombing and i told him he needs to reign it in.

Against my better judgement I was upfront about my health problem and why I will be less available to call/text as I felt he would therefore understand but nope, he's just becoming more and more intense and going on like we've known one another for years.

He has been talking about meeting his family, showing me off etc despite me having backed off and barely engaging.

It's just too much and I don't need this right now.

I'm cautious about ghosting/blocking with no explanation as he knows enough about me to be able to be a nuisance if he chooses to. How concerned need I be? He sounds bonkers doesn't he?

Absolutely send him a message saying ‘thanks but no thanks’ and then block everywhere before he can respond.

In future give some serious thought about how you communicate with potential dates. Don’t move off the app and give out your number until you have met and confirmed that it’s going somewhere. Don’t give out lots of personal information. So many weirdos out there you need to set boundaries and protect yourself.

Don't try to save his feelings, you do not need to make up some soft landing for him, or let him down gently.

Give him no hope.

Hello Bernard, I'm not interested in taking this further, all the best, Janet.

Block. Big deep breath, and reclaim all that energy he's been syphoning like a vampire.

BLOCK