As a result, he’ll try to gain your trust by lying about his connections to your friends and family. He pretends he’s close with your friends and family. Note that stalking can occur even if you’re in a relationship.Ģ. A definite red flag of obsession is physical stalking. Let’s say you run into him after your class, and then you see him at the cafeteria during your coffee break, and then you spot him again outside your gym. You’ve caught him waiting around places you frequent just to see you.Īlthough he might play it off as a coincidence, this is a classic sign of courtship disorder. You can fall prey to an obsessive love: a Gatsby-esque Love.ġ. However, in the real world, love and friendships can be both toxic and dangerous.
What is love? Care? Affection? Chemicals? Fate? It’s an experience idolized in stories of princes and princesses and heroes and heroines: Cinderella and Prince Charming.