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Too Much Too Fast Is A Red Flag
- Grooming often accelerates intimacy and offers far more than expected to create rapid trust.
- Dan notes the red flag: someone makes you feel like you've known them forever within minutes and offers disproportionate attention.
Rachel's Two Grooming Encounters In Adulthood
- Rachel shares two adult assaults where perpetrators read her desire for being seen and used status or flirtation to make her feel chosen.
- One was a Christian camp director who praised her heart; the other was a stranger who engaged her sermon work and longing for companionship.
Small Violations Are Tests For Bigger Abuse
- Grooming progresses via small boundary violations that test whether you will tolerate more.
- Examples include slightly off-color jokes, premature intimacy, or gossip that gauges your response and creates complicity.