BEHAVIORALDATING

Love-Bombing on Tinder

Declarations of deep feeling ("I've never felt this way") arriving within days, disproportionate to how little has actually been exchanged. On Tinder, where the dominant catfish pattern is stolen influencer/model photo sets run across dozens of duplicate profiles, this tactic is a common companion to that pattern. Tinder supports live video calling in-app, so a live call is the fastest way to test for this tactic directly.

Counter-Move

Treat intensity as a variable to slow down deliberately, not a compliment to reciprocate at the same pace.

Check It

The tell — Declarations of deep feeling ("I've never felt this way") arriving within days, disproportionate to how little has actually been exchanged. — is carried in message text, which is what this tool compares against known script patterns.

ROMANCE SCRIPT INSPECTOR