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Is my OLD love bombing me?

58 replies

Emily2923 · 08/10/2023 09:30

Hi
i started speaking to a man online and we got on well. He wanted to meet sooner rather than later and I was free we agreed to meet yesterday. He told me beforehand that he will be free for a couple of hours and after that he has quite a busy day

we met, all good. Went for lunch but then whenever I would speak he was staring right at me and smiling excessively, almost laughing. It made me very nervous but I thought maybe he’s nervous himself but he kept on doing it so I told him he’s making me nervous and then he stopped

when the food arrived he dished it out for me when he seen I hadn’t taken enough saying that he knows it’s nerves why I don’t want to eat. He put way too much in my plate and I left it and he actually just ate the food from my plate lol

he was complimenting me quite a bit during our meal, sayings things like ‘you’re actually a really beautiful woman’ bla bla I was just saying thanks and changing the subject as it made me feel a bit uncomfortable

after his period of excessive smiling and when his nerves calmed down he was actually very calm and kind of mysterious. Wasn’t trying too hard didn’t seem to be acting etc. he asked me when I needed to go, I said he’s the one with the curfew but then he said he can drop his plans and can spend as long as he wants with me

we went for a walk and he asked me what I think of him, I told him he seems like an alright guy, he said that doesn’t tell me if you like me though.. I asked him the same question back and he then said I can’t say until I know what you’re thinking.

carried on walking and he said if I was to tell you I didn’t want to continue on our date would it upset you? I said no it wouldn’t. He asked what id do and I said I’d go home? What else would I do. And he kept on asking so you wouldn’t be upset? I said no why would I, we haven’t known each other long and it’s cool. it went kind of awkward after this

anyway he then asked again after some time, i repreated what I said, that he seemed alright and he told me that he likes me and would like things to progress. He asked me if I would delete my dating app!

I just kind of laughed it off and the day continued as normal. He seemed decent and came across as quite alpha but didn’t mind doing a few silly things to make me laugh. He’s attractive and I could sense that other women are probably quite charmed by him

anyway after we left each other, he texted me immediately and then carried on messaging me until I got home. (We both took train to meet at our location). He called me and told me that he missed me lol and then on messages started questioning me again about how we take things from here? I told him I barely know you and have only spoken to you a few days so I need to get to know you still. He was saying things like I want to be with you etc etc and I told him that you can’t know that after only a few days of speaking to someone/ after first date and he said you can

he already told me before our date that in the coming week he’s going to be busy with work but has now made plans for a second date. He told me he will pay for all my travel costs to meet him……

is he love bombing me or just eager? I have had experience of love bombing before but from previous experience they try to mirror your interests/likes. Try to come off like a saint etc. and then excessively be into you. this guy has not done that and in fact has told me some things already which some women would be put off by but I can’t work out if he is love bombing or not????

OP posts:
SheerLucks · 08/10/2023 11:36

I think you need to block him! He sounds like he has some serious mental health issues. If you give him a chance and let him in, you're going to spend months trying to get him out of your life.

SundayCherry · 08/10/2023 11:38

He sounds crazy

Grimchmas · 08/10/2023 11:42

Pretty sure my vagina just packed a bag and moved out from me reading this.

I think he's probably read an incentive book on how to seduce women and is trying to enact it, badly.

liveforsummer · 08/10/2023 11:56

I don't know if he's live bombing but he sounds like a nutter and I'd steer well clear! This is why I avoid OLD 🙈 🚩

liveforsummer · 08/10/2023 11:58

determinedtomakethiswork · 08/10/2023 10:10

To be honest after he overloaded your plate against your wishes then ate it, I would have been off.

Not sure I'd have made it past the crazed grinning tbh 😅

FatLarrysBanned · 08/10/2023 13:04

I'd steer clear as well, but as an aside when I was OLD I used to always say I had to leave by x time as had another commitment. It was purely a get out option for me in case the date was someone I didn't want to see again, I could make my excuses and leave. He may well have done the same given that he said you looked better than your pics.

Gloriously · 08/10/2023 13:24

Also coffee (in a takeaway cup) better for quick escapes with characters like these. I wouldn’t have committed to a sit down meal .... and then endured a walk after.

Dotty87 · 08/10/2023 14:58

Listen to your gut instinct, if you feel uneasy there's a reason. He definitely sounds pretty odd, and the thing about not listening to you when you said you didn't want any more food, him just going ahead anyway. It's a small example of not respecting your feelings or that you even know your own mind. Clearly he thinks he knows best. That's not a good sign.
Block, next!

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