Mirroring — what it means

Studying your tastes, values, language, and history early in a relationship and reflecting them back so completely you feel you've finally met someone who really gets you. A core love-bombing technique.

What it looks like

Within a month they loved your obscure band, shared your politics, used your favorite phrase, even mirrored your gestures. You thought "finally, my person." A year later none of those preferences remained. The mirror was the hook.

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