There's a corollary to the whole "love is contingent on reward chemicals and can be addictive". Which is that people can use the initial large offering vs later

There's a corollary to the whole "love is contingent on reward chemicals and can be addictive". Which is that people can use the initial large offering vs later withholding of love to manipulate you. And boy have I seen this done. Particularly in friends who have manipulative parents, and in sociopathic individuals in the context of relationships (a.k.a. the 'love bombing' technique: https://datingasociopath.com/sociopath-character-traits/cunning-and-manipulative/i-love-you/seducing-and-love-bombing/ https://datingasociopath.com/sociopath-character-traits/cunn...)