Love bombing
<p>Psychology professor <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Singer" title="Margaret Singer">Margaret Singer</a> popularized the concept.<sup id="cite_ref-Richardson2004_1-1" class="reference"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_bombing#cite_note-Richardson2004-1">[1]</a></sup> In her 1996 book, <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cults_in_Our_Midst" title="Cults in Our Midst">Cults in Our Midst</a>,</i> she writes:</p>
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<dd>As soon as any interest is shown by the recruits, they may be <i>love bombed</i> by the recruiter or other cult members. This process of feigning friendship and interest in the recruit was originally associated with one of the early youth cults, but soon it was taken up by a number of groups as part of their program for luring people in. Love bombing is a coordinated effort, usually under the direction of leadership, that involves long-term members' flooding recruits and newer members with flattery, verbal seduction, affectionate but usually nonsexual touching, and lots of attention to their every remark. Love bombing - or the offer of instant companionship - is a deceptive ploy accounting for many successful recruitment drives.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_bombing#cite_note-8">[8]</a></sup></dd>
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