Definition: When someone aggressively fast-tracks commitment (meeting parents, future plans, “soulmate” declarations) while actively dodging any emotional vulnerability or deep conversation. It’s like emotional Velcro—superficially clingy but lacking genuine stickiness.
They bombard you with labels and intensity to lock you down, yet reveal nothing real about themselves or ask meaningful questions about you. It’s a tactic to create false intimacy and obligation, masking their inability (or refusal) to actually connect beyond surface-level infatuation.
Example: He declared us soulmates after two weeks, booked flights to meet his parents, yet instantly changed the subject whenever I asked about his childhood.
She constantly called me “husband material” and planned our wedding date, but never once asked about my anxieties or shared anything personal about her own struggles.