THEIR ROMANTIC GESTURES MAKE YOU FEEL GUILTY. MANIPULATIVE people often appear very caring at first. Cate says: “They are initially unbelievably generous, making you feel cared for and safe.

The gestures are no longer motivated by just care and generosity, ... This manipulative nature of kindness erodes trust and makes it difficult to form actual connections.

Manipulative gestures will fall away. The puppet strings will be cut. And freedom and spontaneity and passion will allow you to soar to the greatest of heights.

They may display passionate emotions or over-the-top gestures even in the initial stages of the relationship. This may also refer to as love bombing, which is a manipulation tactic that involves ...

Manipulation can be subtle, sneaky, and even insidious, but for emotionally evolved people, it’s as obvious as a flashing neon sign. Their heightened awareness, honed over years of self ...

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All these, though they seem free, are most likely the initial signs of emotional manipulation. Love bombing is a process of establishing an Right to Equality in a short time, and the victim feels ...

Emotional manipulation: Gaslighting, projection and isolation. Rigid enmeshment : Individuals are expected to uphold a public image of cohesion and happiness with the narcissist.

Manipulative people also use it to get what they want. Here’s how it works: ... “Fake” nice gestures might be hard to see if you don’t know what to look for.

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When touching gestures are used for just these purposes, it may seem as if everything is all right, yet, there are still unresolved issues lurking beneath the air of cordiality.