What if the greatest con was love itself?

In this episode, we pull back the curtain on the early stages of narcissistic abuse—the lovebomb, the pedestal, the promises. But this isn’t a story about romance. It’s about grooming. The Setup is where they disarm you with affection, lure you into dependency, then vanish when you need them most. We break down how love becomes the perfect alibi for psychological crimes, and how the discard phase isn’t the end—it’s just the beginning of post-separation abuse, smear campaigns, and silence by design.

If you’ve ever been told “It wasn’t that bad,” or questioned your own memories just to make peace, this episode is your proof: it wasn’t love. It was a setup.

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The Lovebombed™ | Idealized, Devalued and Discarded by a Narcissist™

It wasn’t true love. It was TRUE CRIME.™