“I only say this because I love you.”
-Love-Bombing Christian to Faithful Spouse
Beware of whatever follows such a statement!
Why would someone need to profess their love for you unless they are about to say something that would put that love in question?
This is a tactic to disarm. It is use against trusting people who generally are not skeptical about others’ motives.
Employed successfully, it serves as an inoculation against objections over the advice that follows.
Who am I to object to this advice since you told me you are saying it from a place of “love?”
True love is consistent.
A person might think their profession of love absolves them from any responsibility for saying harsh (and often times mean) things. But it does NOT!
Just because you said you love someone first does not give you a free pass to be mean to them.
Beware of the love-bombing Christians. Usually, what flows from their mouths following such professions is anything but loving and edifying for the hearer.
