134. My Top 5 Dark Red Flags in Dating (Part 2)

About this episode

In this episode, Dr Gemma Gladstone discusses the darker red flags in dating that can predict future control and emotional instability.

Send Gemma a message In Part 2 of this series, I continue unpacking the darker red flags that often show up early in dating – the ones that are easy to dismiss but costly to ignore. These are not minor quirks. They are patterns that predict future control, manipulation, blame-shifting, entitlement and emotional instability. In this episode, I explore: What I call “future mirroring” – a subtle form of love bombing designed to accelerate closenessThe chronic victim stance and how trauma dumping...

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Host: Dr Gemma Gladstone

Topics covered

• dating
• red flags
• relationships
• emotional instability
• manipulation

Keywords

• dark red flags
• dating advice
• love bombing
• manipulation
• emotional instability

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