While floodlighting often comes from a genuine place, it can backfire by overwhelming the other person. “Instead of letting trust develop naturally, it’s like skipping ahead to the most intense part ...

Although it may not be your intention, oversharing too soon can harm you and others and limit the potential for a deeper ...

"Floodlighting" is the latest dating trend making waves on TikTok, where people share deeply personal or emotional details too soon in a relationship, often in an attempt to accelerate intimacy.

Imagine you are on a first date with someone and while you are still devouring that slice of pizza, they are already deep into a trauma dump. Minutes after exchanging basic pleasantries and ...

Loves to tell stories around culture, entertainment and food. Hoards books and stationery in her free time. When not reading or writing, you'll find her curled up on a couch at a quiet cafe, with ...

Flor Lobo* has been great friends with Tara*. However, it’s always been one-sided, as Tara shares, and Flor is forced to ...

How? By oversharing intimate details on the first date. This trend, known as floodlighting, attempts to build intimacy quickly while evaluating someone’s capacity to handle traumas. For Pranay ...

33,331 people played the daily Crossword recently. Can you solve it faster than others?33,331 people played the daily Crossword recently. Can you solve it faster than others?

Floodlighting, a toxic dating trend, involves manipulating others by oversharing personal details early on. This creates an illusion of intimacy, leading the other person to feel emotionally drained.

You might be experiencing ‘floodlighting’, a toxic boss behaviour that amplifies our mistakes and leaves us feeling exposed and like our jobs are at risk. Here, a work culture specialist ...

"Floodlighting" is the latest dating trend making waves on TikTok, where people share deeply personal or emotional details too soon in a relationship, often in an attempt to accelerate intimacy.