love bombing
warning, serious
the one-line answer
Overwhelming someone with affection early in a relationship to create dependency.
Love bombing is when someone floods you with attention, compliments, gifts, and intensity very early in a relationship. It feels amazing at first. It is a manipulation tactic.
mainstream
Your coworker might use this word.
01 / in the wild
hear it move.
warning
he texted her twenty times a day and called constantly. that's love bombing.
He was overwhelming her with attention as a manipulation tactic.